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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Crossing Borders to Stay True to Oneself: A Qualitative Approach to Latinx Student’s Ethnic Identity

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Developmental

  • Dania Salgado
    California State University, Fullerton
  • Yuliana Fernandez
    California State University, Fullerton
  • Deborah Kamliot
    University of California, Irvine
  • Lucia Alcala
    California State University Fullerton

Abstract

This qualitative study looked at a group of Latinx college students and the effects going to study abroad in their parent’s home country had on them. We found participants reported increased pride in their Latinx heritage, changes in parent-child relationship, and a positive benefit to their academic and personal development.

Cultural