Telling our stories : the lives of midwestern Latinas /

Telling our stories : the lives of midwestern Latinas /

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Author / Creator:Barron-Mckeagney, Theresa.
Imprint:New York ; London : Routledge, 2002.
Description:xiv, 117 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Latino communities
Subject:
Mexican American women -- Nebraska -- Social conditions.
Mexican American women -- Nebraska -- Interviews.
Ethnic relations.
Mexican American women.
Mexican American women -- Social conditions.
Social conditions
Nebraska -- Ethnic relations.
Nebraska -- Social conditions.
Nebraska -- Biography.
Nebraska.
Biography.
Interviews.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4610425
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ISBN:0415931150
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-114) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Introduction
  • Ch. 2. Literature Review
  • Acculturation/Biculturalism
  • Socialization
  • Theoretical Orientations
  • Empowerment Perspectives/Success
  • Ch. 3. Approach
  • The Ethnographic Research Design
  • The Researcher's Role
  • Bounding the Study and Data Collection
  • Data Collection and Analysis
  • Ch. 4. Las Historias
  • I. El Cuento de Ramona
  • "Indigenous Perspectives"
  • "Mother's Radar"
  • "Expression of the Soul"
  • "Searching and Searching"
  • "Encountering the Soul"
  • II. El Cuento de Carmen
  • "The Hard Route"
  • "The Faith"
  • "Enjoying the Journey"
  • III. El Cuento de Gloria
  • "I Found a Part of Myself"
  • "Just Like a Cycle"
  • IV. El Cuento de Carolina
  • "The Responsible One"
  • "Connected to Somebody"
  • "The Next Step"
  • "The Only One"
  • V. El Cuento de Mary
  • "This Is What I Am"
  • "Emotional Sobriety"
  • "What's Inside My Heart"
  • VI. El Cuento de Leorita
  • "The Culture Just Clashed"
  • "I've Proved Myself"
  • "God is the Center"
  • VII. El Cuento de Eufemia
  • "Out of the Stream"
  • "We Have This Familial Support"
  • "Where We Feel Is Home"
  • VIII. El Cuento de Aurora
  • "I Want To Do It from My Heart"
  • "I Felt So Unfulfilled"
  • "I Did Instinctively"
  • "It's Like A Blessing in Disguise"
  • IX. El Cuento de Chonita
  • "It Was The Most Enchanting Time Of My Life"
  • "You're Mexican, Be Proud"
  • "Being Ripped Between Two Cultures"
  • "You Just Don't Take Things For Granted"
  • "You Turn To Your Spirituality"
  • Ch. 5. Summary of Findings and Themes
  • The Grand Tour Question Revisited
  • Family Socialization
  • Acculturation/Biculturalism
  • Community
  • Attributions of Success
  • Themes
  • Relationships
  • Education/Philosophy toward Education/Career
  • Artistic
  • Confidence
  • Conclusions and Implications.
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