ERIC Number: EJ1043249
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
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"Why Do I Have to Pledge the U.S. Flag? It's Not My Country!": Latina Youths Rearticulating Citizenship and National Belonging
Bondy, Jennifer M.
Multicultural Perspectives, v16 n4 p193-202 2014
Using interview data collected from high school students who attended school in Broward County, Florida, this article focuses on how first- and second-generation adolescent Latinas understand citizenship. The author explores participants' citizenship formations using the conceptual frameworks of transnationalism and cultural dimensions of citizenship. Drawing richly from their voices, the author sheds light on the paradoxes of citizenship and national belonging by illuminating how Latina youth are positioned as ambiguous U.S. residents and citizens. She concludes with an exploration of the practical implications of attending to youths' re-articulations of citizenship and national belonging.
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Student Attitudes, Citizenship, Biculturalism, Self Concept, High School Students, Migration, Justice, Citizenship Education, United States History, Immigration, Laws, Teaching Methods, Qualitative Research, Semi Structured Interviews, Grounded Theory
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
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