Experiences of Black Women Students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions

• In Event: Teaching Us: Understanding Diverse Institutional Contexts and Otherness

Abstract

The duality of being Black and a woman presents many challenges for African American women at colleges and universities. Black women navigate multiple identities and struggle with isolation, microaggressions, stereotypes, racism, and sexism; yet limited research has examined this phenomenon at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). This study described the unique experiences of Black undergraduate women attending HSIs. Participants were recruited from 16 public institutions in California with a majority-Latinx student population ranging from 33-67%. A hermeneutic phenomenological methodology was utilized to understand participants' lived experiences through an in-depth data collection process of semi-structured interviews. Black feminist thought as a framework examined the participants' experiences through an intersectional lens.

Author

• Doreen M. Hatcher, California State University - Channel Islands
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