'They Are Doers': Writing to Advocate with Immigrant Youth in Community-Based Organizations
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| Title: | 'They Are Doers': Writing to Advocate with Immigrant Youth in Community-Based Organizations |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Lee, Crystal Chen, Dufresne, Kelsey Virginia, Relyea, Jackie Eunjung |
| Source: | Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. Mar-Apr 2021 64(5):497-509. |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | High School Students, Immigrants, Hispanic American Students, Writing (Composition), Writing for Publication, Authors, Advocacy, Activism |
| Geographic Terms: | North Carolina |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jaal.1131 |
| ISSN: | 1081-3004 |
| Abstract: | Over the course of a year, student authors in the Juntos NC Writing Project participated in the Literary and Community Initiative to write, publish, and share their lived experiences and identities as Latinx immigrants and first-generation high school students in North Carolina. Throughout the publication process of their collaborative bilingual book titled "The Voices of Our People: Nuestras Verdades," student authors actively engaged in pursuing advocacy and activism in three ways: (1) community space as an intentional space for advocacy, (2) writing as a vehicle for collective advocacy, and (3) publishing and sharing as an opportunity for youth activism. The participants' words and actions demonstrated how youth in community organizations can use literacy practices to collectively advocate for their community and become activists who write about and vocalize immigrant youth's strengths and needs. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1290870 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Over the course of a year, student authors in the Juntos NC Writing Project participated in the Literary and Community Initiative to write, publish, and share their lived experiences and identities as Latinx immigrants and first-generation high school students in North Carolina. Throughout the publication process of their collaborative bilingual book titled "The Voices of Our People: Nuestras Verdades," student authors actively engaged in pursuing advocacy and activism in three ways: (1) community space as an intentional space for advocacy, (2) writing as a vehicle for collective advocacy, and (3) publishing and sharing as an opportunity for youth activism. The participants' words and actions demonstrated how youth in community organizations can use literacy practices to collectively advocate for their community and become activists who write about and vocalize immigrant youth's strengths and needs. |
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| ISSN: | 1081-3004 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jaal.1131 |
