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Shame and Pride in Narrative

Mexican Women's Language Experiences at the U.S.-Mexico Border
By:Kenneth A. Loparo
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781137348586
eText ISBN:9781137348593
Edition:0
Copyright:2014
Format:Reflowable

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This book analyzes personal experiences of language through the voices of Mexican immigrant women, in relation to the racialization discourses that frame the social life of Mexican immigrant communities in the United States. It reveals the power of narrative, understood as a social practice, to validate and give meaning to people's lives.