

St. Sucia zine creators Natasha & Isabel UTSA visit
On April 12, 2018, the creators of St. Sucia zine visited our Latinas in Society class to talk about their journey into zine making here...


The Maid's Daughter - Ch. 6 Making A Home
Ch. 6 entitled Making A Home, we see Olivia finally come into her own as an adult. Olivia lived with the Smith’s from age 3-18. She is at...


The Maid's Daughter - Ch. 5 Leaving "Home"
Ch. 5 of The Maid’s Daughter sees Olivia leaving “home” (the Smith’s home). Olivia’s case is typical in a sense of excitement of leaving...


The Maid's Daughter - Ch. 4 Passing and Rebelling
In Ch. 4 of The Maid’s Daughter, we see Olivia exploring identity concepts of passing and rebelling. Olivia crosses social boundaries...


The Maid's Daughter - Ch. 3 Being the Maid's Daughter
Ch. 3 finds Olivia living as the maid’s daughter. Now more than ever Olivia embraces this role and wishes to be seen as such, not as the...


The Maid's Daughter - Ch. 2 Becoming the Maid's Daughter
Ch. 2 explores the timeline of Olivia evolving into “the maid’s daughter”. Olivia left her familial surrounding in El Paso to join her...


The Maid's Daughter - Ch.1 Who is Caring for the Maid's Children?
Ch. 1 delves into the reality of the lives of immigrant’s children. The maid’s children experience many different issues concerning the...


The Maid's Daughter - Introduction
As we approach our third book/study, the class begins to understand and breakdown the qualitative research structure. Professor Casso,...


Voices in the Kitchen - Ch. 5 The Literary Kitchen
The fifth and final chapter of Voices in the Kitchen ties food to literature and how food has inspired and been used symbolically...


Voices in the Kitchen - Ch. 4 Kitchen Talk
Voices in the Kitchen’s Ch. 4 as well as Ch.3, we see the women beginning to identify (Identity Theory) with their delicious food they...