"In Between Oprah and Cristina": Urban Latina Youth Producing a Countertext with Participatory Action Research

The article presents and discusses a participatory research action (PAR) project that focuses on transnational Mexican-Americans and their experiences in the U.S. educational system. The project undertaken by the author and three Mexican-American teenage girls involved researching the experiences of...

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Main Author: Sánchez, Patricia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2009
In: Social justice
Year: 2009, Volume: 36, Issue: 4, Pages: 54-68
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
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Keywords:
Cross-cultural studies
Border Crossing
Transnationalism
Participant Observation
Mexican Americans > Ethnic identity
Bilingual education
Education of Mexican Americans
Children's books
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Summary:The article presents and discusses a participatory research action (PAR) project that focuses on transnational Mexican-Americans and their experiences in the U.S. educational system. The project undertaken by the author and three Mexican-American teenage girls involved researching the experiences of first and second-generation Mexican-Americans who travel back and forth from the U.S. to Mexico and then publishing a bilingual children's book on this transnational identity. The article discusses how these border-crossing experiences are often negatively viewed in the U.S. public school system by teachers and administrators.
ISSN:2327-641X