Seeds of Resistance: From Linguistic Wounds to Pedagogical Advocacy

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Abstract

This qualitative study explores how four retired Latina bilingual educators in South Texas transformed personal experiences of linguistic racism into pedagogical advocacy throughout their 30-plus year careers in K-12 public education. The study is grounded in
Chicana/Latina feminist theory and employed plática methodology. Two key themes emerged: emotional wounds from systemic policing of Spanish in educational settings, and the transformation of those wounds into pedagogical advocacy. The findings contribute to knowledge on identity's role in Latina women's educational trajectories and public education careers.

Author

• Leticia de la Garza, University of Central Arkansas