ERIC Number: EJ1181826
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1534-8431
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Letters to Our Children: Narrating Legacies of Love, Dissent, and Possibility
Carrillo, Juan F.; Ender, Tommy; Perez, Josmell J.
Journal of Latinos and Education, v17 n3 p238-251 2018
Drawing from Cervantes-Soon's (2012) framework of "testimonios" as confessions, counter-narratives, and "consejos," we explore how writing letters to our children serves as a process of historical documentation, healing, and a passing down of social justice principles and family history. Additionally, we expand on Cervantes-Soon's framework by utilizing "testimonios" as a process by which to affirm intergenerational memory. Finally, connections are made to the potential role of letter writing as an important pedagogical tool.
Descriptors: Letters (Correspondence), Parent Child Relationship, Social Justice, Documentation, Dissent, Personal Narratives, Hispanic American Students, Biographies, Affective Behavior, Teaching Methods, College Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
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