A twice-told tale: Voices of resistance in a Borderlands Spanish heritage language class

Anthropology and Education Quarterly

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 269-285

  Helmer, Kimberly Adilia ^a  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Charter high school; Discourse analysis; Mexican origin; Resistance; Spanish heritage language

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882618404     PISSN: 01617761     EISSN: 15481492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aeq.12025     Document Type: Article

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