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Existentialism at Home, Determinism Abroad: A Small-Town Mexican American Kid Goes Global
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Gonzalez, Joe Robert – Harvard Educational Review, 2009
In this essay, Joe Robert Gonzalez describes the process of his own growth as a Mexican American from Brownsville, Texas, who attended Villanova University. Coming from a majority-minority town, Gonzalez identifies the importance of safe spaces for Mexican American youth, many of whom doubt their own potential to thrive within university settings.…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Cultural Differences, Personal Narratives, Racial Attitudes