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Lopez, Nancy. and Lechuga, Chalane. "�They are Like a Friend:� Othermothers Creating Empowering School-Based Community Livingrooms in Latino/a Middle Schools" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal Convention Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Aug 10, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p103528_index.html>

Lopez, N. and Lechuga, C. E. , 2006-08-10 "�They are Like a Friend:� Othermothers Creating Empowering School-Based Community Livingrooms in Latino/a Middle Schools" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal Convention Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Online <PDF>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p103528_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: How does school context shape the resilience of racially stigmatized youth--Latinas in particular? How can parental involvement be reconceptualized to support the education of Latino/a communities? This analysis examines the experiences of Latina middle school girls and mothers who participated in school-based, parent-run salas comunitarias (community living rooms). Drawing from resiliency theory, we underscore the importance of school context in the education of Latinos/as. We found that salas comunitarias provide a culturally empowering safe space for Latina girls, who described them as their second home. Latina middle school students spoke about the parents, mostly mothers, as friends and confidants-other mothers-with whom they enjoyed mutual trust and respect. Although salas comunitarias functioned as an empowering homespace that nurtured the resilience of Latino/a students and their families, each achieved this goal in contrasting school contexts. Three school case studies illustrate the importance of creating empowering homespaces for Latinas/os. Before providing snapshots of each school, we give a brief review of our anchoring theoretical frameworks, as well as the larger socioeconomic and political backdrop for the study. We then provide portraits of the schools, highlighting the experiences of the women and girls who participated in the salas comunitarias. And finally, we end with a discussion of how schools can begin to create homespaces for Latino/as as a way of nurturing resiliency of Latina/o students, families and communities.

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