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An ethnographic crossing : voices from the Latino community in Yamhill County, Oregon

Creator:

Nicklous, Nan Gilmore

Abstract:

Changing demographics in Oregon, accompanied by a rising Latino population, serve to dispel myths that we live in homogeneous, monolithic communities. Migration studies indicate migration is reshaping communities, contributing to ethnic diversity thus challenging our notion of identity and culture. Through the medium of oral histories and ethnography, this study...

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Masters Thesis

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Chatting, cooking, curating : English language learners as sponsors of literacy in a multicultural literacy center

Creator:

Saleh, Natalie K.

Abstract:

Drawing on Deborah Brandt’s “literacy sponsorship,” this thesis examines ways English language learners (ELLs) in the Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center (CMLC) act as literacy sponsors, sharing their expertise in language, textiles, and cooking, based on nine in-depth interviews with ELLs at the center. The findings of this thesis are presented...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis