Seasoning for the soul: Empowerment through food preparation among Mexican women in the Texas Colonias

Food and Foodways

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 228-247

  Sukovic, Masha ^a   Sharf, Barbara F ^a   Sharkey, Joseph R ^b   John, Julie St ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 80052297422     PISSN: 07409710     EISSN: 15423484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07409710.2011.600126     Document Type: Article

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