Abstract
The U.S. historical master narrative has traditionally excluded the contributions of minoritized communities. In current era, escalating efforts seek to erase the voices and histories of those whose identities fall outside the master narrative that is in use not only in history classes and reinforced through Euro-centric literature in language courses. It has been widely recognized that this explicit and implicit silencing and erasure negatively impacts children of Latine heritage who are born and raised in the U.S. Educational policy and curriculum that enforces a white nationalist cultural movement devalues and renders invisible our Latine communities. Additionally, the forces of immigration stress often break the connections between elders and children so that the stories of one’s elders and ancestors are lost, leaving the children being raised in the U.S. disconnected from their own heritage and rich cultural roots. In order to counter these forces of negation and identity fracturing, we look to how creative writing that uncovers and promotes the historical figures/models from Latine countries can serve to ground and build positive identity. The book, Erendira, and its’ introduction to communities in the U.S. is discussed with hope for more authors to uncover and promote models that reflect the richness of our history and culture.
Presenters
Rose BorundaProfessor, Doctorate in Educational Leadership, California State University, Sacramento, California, United States
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Resistance to White Nationalism, Building Positive Identity, Cross Generational Strength
