Narratives of Immigration through the Mother-Daughter Lens
Bianca Estrada
Essay
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Nobody has the same immigration story, not even my grandma and mom who came to the United States from Ecuador together. They were different ages and had different life experiences so they viewed their journeys very differently. Their paths intertwine but these paths also twist and turn into their own individual stories. Being able to compare and contrast their immigration stories can show just how similar yet different narratives can be based on the perspective of the person experiencing it. This is also a learning experience for me because I have not heard the in-depth details of their immigration.
Latinx History & Culture Taught in U.S. Education Curriculums
Josephine Wilson
Article
Latinx Representation in Education Curriculums
My interest in “Introduction to Latinx Studies” was sparked by my experiences in high school. One of my favorite parts of my high school history and Spanish classes was getting to learn more about Latinx history and culture. However, since taking this introductory course, I have learned that many of my peers did not have the same opportunity in high school. I performed some research to investigate how much Latinx history is taught in U.S. education curriculums. This article focuses on the lack of Latinx representation in U.S. history textbooks.
Family Biography
Guillermo Reynoso
Essay
Throughout the many themes and topics covered in “Introduction to Latinx Studies,” an introspective self-analysis of my own history and background became a common reocurrence. I became aware that I knew much too little about the elements that drove my parent’s decision to come to the U.S., both elements that my parents had control over and the elements that shaped their decision. My work dives into the U.S. policies that shaped and influenced my parents decision-making while producing a counter narrative to the typical understanding of ‘The American Dream’ through my parent’s narrative.
THe bloody mirror
Brandon Gutierrez
Throughout “Introduction to Latinx Studies” we have covered many cultures and have gone back to the past to really understand our roots as Latinx people. With the goal in mind to deepen our understanding of our cultures and to strengthen our community we have looked at multiple pieces of writing each unique in its own way allowing people to fully express themselves and tell their stories through their lens. This has inspired me to make a poem about my identity.
Language for the Generations: Multilingualism at its Best
Michelle Sánchez Patino
LANGUAGE FOR THE GENERATIONS_ MULTILINGUALISM AT ITS BEST
As someone who enjoys social linguistics I have always been fascinated with the idea of multilingualism. I can obviously relate to the idea, as I am a first generation Latina in America. In my essay I will intertwine findings on multilingualism and code switching and related to my own personal experience as a native Spanish and English speaker. I will explore how language choice has been used within my generation and further explore how language is used with the next generation of my family. Family expansion in a country where Spanish is not the main language has allowed for change in my ever expanding family.
ALAN PELAEZ LOPEZ In-class POETRY PROJECT
The complete set of poetic responses can be found at the link below:
For one of their discussion posts, students in the class created original poetry based on a reading of Alan Pelaez Lopez’s poem, “The Afterlife of Illegality.” Each student wrote from their future selves to their current selves, speaking to their younger selves from a place of confidence and safety.