Dalet Valles
When I first started the research on the generation gap, I believed that much of what I would find would be similar to my own experience. However, I learned more than I would have through my own experience. As the daughter of an immigrant Latina, I have seen the gaps that are placed between my own mother in regard to educational settings and careers.
Monica Salazar-Jimenez
My first impression of my topic, Latina Scholars, when I completed my final draft was that there were not a lot of statistics on Latinas in PhD settings. This was due to the fact that not many Latinas are encouraged to pursue PhDs. I definitely struggled to find established research and data, especially data that pertained to Latinas in southern California.
Rachel Ramirez
The LGBTQ+ community has been othered throughout history, but especially by the Church community. As someone who has grown up in conservative church and school communities, I have witnessed exclusion and hate against the LGBTQ+ community from the Church that is called to love thy neighbor.
God provided us a biblical template of love.
Allison Crawford
I grew up in culture and religion. Growing up in the Inland Empire, specially San Bernardino, and from there I learned diversity. I am forever grateful for the opprotinues my grandparents gave me with growing up in IE. My grandfather is Hispanic, so I also grew up surrounded by what he valued, his own culture.
Alexis Marion
Coming into this project, I wasn’t fully sure what to expect regarding how our team would convey the challenges and successes Latinas in southern California face. I also struggled at the very beginning of this project, wondering if I was worthy to tell these stories.