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Latinas In The Labor Market, Lorna Rivera, Vishakha Agarwal, Phillip Granberry Sep 2022

Latinas In The Labor Market, Lorna Rivera, Vishakha Agarwal, Phillip Granberry

Gastón Institute Publications

In Massachusetts, the share of Latinas in the overall population has been rapidly increasing. From 2000 to 2019, the number of Latinas increased by 81.5%1 even as the number of Non-Latina women declined by about 5.8% during that same period. The share of Non-Latina White women in the Massachusetts female population dropped from approximately 82% in 2000 to 71% in 2019.

This report offers an in-depth look at the difference between the median wage income and other labor market outcomes of Latina and Non-Latina women in the Massachusetts workforce. (A great majority of Non-Latina women workers in Massachusetts are White …


Colombian Women’S Experiences Of The Canadian Refugee And Asylum Adjudication Process, Camila N. Parra Carrillo Aug 2022

Colombian Women’S Experiences Of The Canadian Refugee And Asylum Adjudication Process, Camila N. Parra Carrillo

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

The present thesis “Colombian women’s experiences of the Canadian refugee and asylum adjudication process” is an ethnographic description and analysis of the experiences of Colombian refugee women as they move through the refugee and asylum adjudication system in Ontario, Canada. Using concepts such as liminality, politics of waiting, hermeneutics of suspicion and arbitrariness, the refugee and asylum adjudication system is shown to be a site of power and domination that creates negative emotions in the people who face it, especially in the oral hearing as a central event in the process. Centering Colombian refugee women’s voices, their experiences and emotions …


Fostering Queer Consciousness: Using Performative Art As An Activism Tool To Talk About The Lgbtq+ Community In The State Of Bahia, Brazil, Elisangela Pereira Brito Aug 2022

Fostering Queer Consciousness: Using Performative Art As An Activism Tool To Talk About The Lgbtq+ Community In The State Of Bahia, Brazil, Elisangela Pereira Brito

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The current scenario in Brazil has attracted the attention of queer artists activists since violence against LGBTQI+ ranks the country as one of the most dangerous places for this community. This study examined how Black gay men have used performative art as activism to foster queer consciousness in the state of Bahia, Brazil. This research employed a qualitative approach, in-depth interview, by providing the unique experiences of three Black queer men artists. Results showed that the early and present experiences of the participants provided a single understanding of how the three Black queer men have used the principles of Pedagogy …


Back Pages, - - Jul 2022

Back Pages, - -

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Volume 5 Poster, Imelda Valdez Jul 2022

Volume 5 Poster, Imelda Valdez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


"Teachers For Social Justice", Jasmine Chavez Jul 2022

"Teachers For Social Justice", Jasmine Chavez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Classroom Dynamics - Being A Brown Film Major, Abraham Montes Jul 2022

Classroom Dynamics - Being A Brown Film Major, Abraham Montes

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


I Will Always Answer “Here”, Joy Hansen Jul 2022

I Will Always Answer “Here”, Joy Hansen

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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The Note, Kimberli Pacheco Jul 2022

The Note, Kimberli Pacheco

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Somewhere, Yet Nowhere In My High School Spanish Class, Jordan Lavant Jul 2022

Somewhere, Yet Nowhere In My High School Spanish Class, Jordan Lavant

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


If You Were Around, Anonymous - Jul 2022

If You Were Around, Anonymous -

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Finding Home, Ean Savage Jul 2022

Finding Home, Ean Savage

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Mami, Dios Y Yo, Andrea Gonzalez-Gaona Jul 2022

Mami, Dios Y Yo, Andrea Gonzalez-Gaona

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Role Modelz, Alfredo Muñoz Maceda Jul 2022

Role Modelz, Alfredo Muñoz Maceda

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Cerrando La Puerta, Mireille A. Roman Jul 2022

Cerrando La Puerta, Mireille A. Roman

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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How She Taught Me To Let Go, Natalie Raquel Acuña Jul 2022

How She Taught Me To Let Go, Natalie Raquel Acuña

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Mi Gran Señora, Yoselin Rojas Pineda Jul 2022

Mi Gran Señora, Yoselin Rojas Pineda

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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El Maestro, Jose Zacarias Jul 2022

El Maestro, Jose Zacarias

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Mi Hermana, Juan Valdovinos Jul 2022

Mi Hermana, Juan Valdovinos

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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The Day, Diego Hernandez-Gonzalez Jul 2022

The Day, Diego Hernandez-Gonzalez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Me Mato Trabajando, Mayra Bautista Zapien Jul 2022

Me Mato Trabajando, Mayra Bautista Zapien

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Cambiando Vidas, Katherine Quintero Jul 2022

Cambiando Vidas, Katherine Quintero

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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La Realidad Del Campo, Chelsea Rios Gomez Jul 2022

La Realidad Del Campo, Chelsea Rios Gomez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Lily Bulb Farmworkers, Miguel Pelayo Jul 2022

Lily Bulb Farmworkers, Miguel Pelayo

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


El Supermarcado, Gabriela Gonzalez Jul 2022

El Supermarcado, Gabriela Gonzalez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Reclaiming Our Food System, Jay Martinez Jul 2022

Reclaiming Our Food System, Jay Martinez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Grandpa John, Jewel Sanchez Jul 2022

Grandpa John, Jewel Sanchez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Graffiti, Marisol Ruiz Jul 2022

Graffiti, Marisol Ruiz

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.


Tres Padres Y Una Lección, Tim Olson Jul 2022

Tres Padres Y Una Lección, Tim Olson

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

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Un País Sin Mi Madre, Brianda Rodriguez Jul 2022

Un País Sin Mi Madre, Brianda Rodriguez

CouRaGeouS Cuentos: A Journal of Counternarratives

No abstract provided.