Latina testimonios: A reflexive, critical analysis of a 'Latina space' at a predominantly White campus

Race Ethnicity and Education

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-172

  Flores, Judith ^a   Garcia, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicana Latina feminist theory; Chicanas Latinas on predominantly White campuses; Critical Race Feminism; Digital stories; LatCrit; Testimonios student groups

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMINISM; LATINO PEOPLE; RACIAL IDENTITY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; WOMENS ORGANIZATION; WOMENS STATUS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 70449597591     PISSN: 13613324     EISSN: 1470109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13613320902995434     Document Type: Article

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