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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Bhimji, Fazila

Titel

Young People Assert and Forge Cultural Identities in the Course of Their Political Activism within Alternative Spaces

Ist Teil von

• Educational foundations (Ann Arbor, Mich.), 2007-12, Vol.21 (1-2), p.29-45

Erscheinungsjahr

2007

Quelle

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The article examines African American, Latina/o, and White high school students' assertions of cultural and ethnic identities as they struggle for their educational rights in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. In doing so, the study illustrates the ways in which alternative spaces outside the formal context of schools facilitate expressions, understandings, and negotiation of identities among young people. In some instances, the young people attempt to bridge their differences and work towards attaining a common goal whereas at other times they may assert their ethnic and cultural identities. Adapted from the source document.