Pursuing Our Mothers' Dreams: Experiencing Disillusionment and Empowerment on the Journey to Academia

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

According to the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (2016) women of color (WOC) makeup less than ten percent of the total 1.54 million faculty positions at post-secondary colleges and universities. This session will feature four individual papers that address the lived experiences of four women of color and will center on issues of: Native identity formation through the experiences of educational socialization practices; the academic experiences of a Puerto Rican woman from a critical self-reflective perspective; how intergenerational trauma, culture and family values impacted my higher education persistence and resilience; lastly how the possibilities of critical pedagogy in English language teaching for Latina mothers can impact in their children’s education.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Critical Educators for Social Justice

Chair

• Ricky Lee Allen, University of New Mexico

Papers

• Family, Love, Schooling, and Assimilation: A Self-Examination of Native American Identity From K–12 to Academia - Andrea Abeita, The University of New Mexico

• Promise Keeper: A Critical Self-Reflection on the Trials and Triumphs of a Puerto Rican in Academia - Neritza Diaz-Cruz, The University of New Mexico

• Familial Resilience: Persistence in Higher Education Through Culture and Family Values - Malayka Neith Cornejo, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

• Dreams Not Dreamed: An Intimate Narrative of Latina Mothers' Influence on Their Children's Educational Experiences - Magda Dathe, The University of New Mexico

Discussant

• Dolores Calderon, Western Washington University