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Abstract

This article focuses on multiple truths pertaining to doctoral education as expressed by three Latina doctoral recipients. These scholars successfully navigated various educational processes with the support of one another, their families, faculty, and their chosen discipline. The authors, as sister scholars, retell their educational journeys through "testimonio" and analyze how their "trenzas de identidades multiples" (multiple strands of identity, that is, motherhood, social class, and public intellectual) now inform their work. By interrogating the extent to which intersections of identity affect educational and career pathways, the authors use "platica" (dialogue) to theorize their doctoral experiences and examine how their challenges and successes manifest in their professional lives in academia. (Contains 3 notes.)

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Title
Transitioning from Doctoral Study to the Academy: Theorizing "Trenzas" of Identity for Latina Sister Scholars
Author
Espino, Michelle M.; Munoz, Susana M.; Kiyama, Judy Marquez
Pages
804-818
Publication year
2010
ISSN
1077-8004
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Peer reviewed
Yes
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
815956711