The Complexities and Triumphs of Navigating Multiple Worlds as a Mother, First-Generation Hispanic Doctoral Student, and Teacher Educator: A Feminist Chicana Testimonio as Praxis

• In Event: 72.065 - Roundtable Session 30
  In Roundtable Session: 72.065-4 - Self-Study in the Intersection of Culture and Gender

Abstract

Drawing from Anzaldua(1987) and Delgado Bernal(1989, 2001, 2002) I use a Chicana feminist perspective as a decolonizing framework to delve into my lived experiences as a Hispanic, Mexican-American woman, mother, teacher educator and emerging scholar who is navigating multiple worlds and grappling with overcoming perceived challenges during my doctoral studies. In this self study, in order to disrupt my silence and to find my emerging voice, I share my testimonio as a form of praxis.

Author

• Diana Cortez-Castro, The University of Texas - Brownsville