Who Am I? Who Do I Want to Become? The Self-Authoring Journey for Latina Second-Year Students

• In Event: Roundtable Session 28
  In Roundtable Session: Students’ Critical Reflections on Identity and Role

Abstract

This study examines the journey towards self-authorship for 11 Latinas in their first two years of college. Their narratives reveal the ways that Latinas seek to self-author a future self that includes ethnic identity development, career decision-making, family dynamics, and engagement with peers and student organizations.

Author

• Ebelia Hernandez, Rutgers University