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ERIC Number: EJ1465958
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0034-527X
EISSN: EISSN-1943-2348
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Exploring Identity Negotiations, Multiple Literacies, and Imagined Communities of Somali American High School Students
Lydiah Kananu Kiramba; Ubah Abdi Ali; Aisha Saeed; Edmund Hamann
Research in the Teaching of English, v59 n2 p187-212 2024
Through narrative inquiry, this study uses the concept of "imagining community" and finding purpose and agency related to selected and ascribed affiliations in order to understand the transnational literacies of two Somali American Muslim girls of refugee background attending high school in a US meatpacking community. With the girls as coauthors paired with two academics, we center the Somali American girls' experiences in their school and community, illustrating strategic deployments of literacies and various identities to construct a sense of belonging/acceptance in different spaces. We also chronicle their resistance to different forms of discrimination arising from linguistic, cultural, and religious differences through their advocacy for themselves, their peers, and their communities. Ultimately, this study has implications for educators working with immigrant students, and reminds us of the wisdom of listening to students' own voices.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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