Speaking Chicana voice, power, and identity / edited by D. Letticia Galindo, María Dolores Gonzales.

Other author Galindo, D. Letticia (Delma Letticia), 1952-
Other author Gonzales, María Dolores, 1946-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoTucson : University of Arizona Press,
Descriptionviii, 226 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Contents Crossing social and cultural borders: the road to language hybridity / María Dolores Gonzales -- Fighting words: Latina girls, gangs, and language attitudes / Norma Mendoza-Denton -- Speaking as a Chicana: tracing cultural heritage through silence and betrayal / Jacqueline M. Martínez -- The power of language: from the back of the bus to the ivory tower / Christine Marín -- Challenging tradition: opening the headgate / Ida M. Luján -- Mexican blood runs through my veins / Aurora Orozco -- Searching for a voice: ambiguities and possibilities / Erlinda Gonzales-Berry -- Sacred cults, subversive icons: Chicanas and the pictorial language of Catholicism / Charlene Villaseñor Black -- Caló and taboo language use among Chicanas: a description of linguistic appropriation and innovation / D. Letticia Galindo -- Máscaras, trenzas, y greñas : un/masking the self while un/braiding Latina stories and legal discourse / Margaret E. Montoya.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 98040147
ISBN0816518149 (acid-free, archival-quality paper)
ISBN0816518157 (pbk. : acid-free, archival-quality paper)

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