The Chicana/O/X Dream: Hope, Resistance and Educational Success

by Nancy Acevedo and Gilberto Q. Conchas

Based on interview data, life testimonios, and Chicana feminist theories, The Chicana/o/x Dream profiles first-generation, Mexican-descent college students who have overcome adversity by utilizing various forms of cultural capital to power their academic success.

While college enrollment rates for Chicana/o/x students have steadily increased over the last decade, this cohort still faces significant barriers to academic achievement,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682535118
• ISBN13: 9781682535110
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Harvard Education PR
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"