Fidida, Fidida (This and That): Growing Up Garifuna and Belizean is a poetic tribute to the ‎resilience, beauty, and cultural richness of the Garifuna people. Harriet Arzu Scarborough, a native ‎of Barranco, Belize, and a longtime resident of Tucson, Arizona, shares forty-five poems that ‎journey from ancestral origins to modern life, capturing the spirit of a people often overlooked in ‎history books.‎
Organized into five thematic sections, this collection offers insights into Garifuna identity, daily life, ‎love, migration, and memory. With accessible language and heartfelt reflection, Scarborough invites ‎both Garifuna youth and curious readers worldwide to explore a culture shaped by survival, ‎strength, and deep connection to land and heritage.‎
For those unfamiliar with the Garinagu, this book offers a rare, illuminating entry point. For those ‎who carry the culture in their blood, it is a mirror-one that honors their past and speaks to their ‎future with warmth, honesty, and grace.‎