Cultural Identity Concepts of US Hispanic Students

Authors

  • Virginia Monge Acuña East Side Union High School District, Costa Rica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15359/rldh.27-1.5

Keywords:

The right to cultural identity, United States Hispanics, rebuilding dignity and belonging

Abstract

This article presents a reflection on the right to cultural identity, a concept that currently generates considerations beyond the territorial and temporal while emphasizing specific characteristics of differentiation. It discusses the concepts of cultural identity as a right of US Hispanic students and the close relationship of the heritage language to cultural identity. In addition, the article presents the concepts of reconstruction of dignity as well as the concept of belonging related to cultural identity provided directly from the voices of US Hispanic high school students. In this process, strengthening the heritage language plays an indispensable role.

Author Biography

Virginia Monge Acuña, East Side Union High School District

Costarricense. Educadora. Licda. en Inglés. Magíster en Educación. Magíster en  Español. Magíster en Administración de Negocios. Doctora en Educación. Profesora del World Languages Department. East Side Union High School District. San Jose, California, EE.UU.

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Published

2016-07-20

How to Cite

Cultural Identity Concepts of US Hispanic Students. (2016). Revista Latinoamericana De Derechos Humanos, 27(1), 99-109. https://doi.org/10.15359/rldh.27-1.5

How to Cite

Cultural Identity Concepts of US Hispanic Students. (2016). Revista Latinoamericana De Derechos Humanos, 27(1), 99-109. https://doi.org/10.15359/rldh.27-1.5

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