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Chicana mothering  

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  • The term Chicana refers to a woman of Mexican descent, while Latina is a more general term, referring to a female from a Spanish-speaking household, born in a Spanish-speaking country, or choosing to identify as having Spanish ancestry.Chicana motherhood varies across the social strata of Chicana mothers, and is irreducible to particular mothering practices or identities. As Chicanas, Chicana mothers negotiate the traditions and expectations of both U.S. and Mexican (Spanish and indigenous) cultures. [Source: Encyclopedia of Motherhood; Chicana Mothering]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-W488NXQM-5

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