Class
Article
College
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department
English Department
Faculty Mentor
Crescencio López González
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
The life of an immigrant is challenging and characterized by trauma, experienced from the political, economic, and/or violent turmoil that compelled them to leave their homelands and the discrimination, cultural shock, and other physical or emotional obstacles that they experience in their new home. Many Latin American authors utilize their writing to share their personal experiences as immigrants of first or second generation in the United States, as well as express the trauma that is shared between them and their families. As the multi-generational dynamic of gender roles and trauma in the immigrant family is analyzed, a recurring theme of generational gaps between mother and daughter is manifest. This research analyzes the generational gap that exists in mother-daughter relationships within the Latin American immigrant family as expressed in Latin American literary works such as Dominicana by Angie Cruz, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez, and Real Women Have Curves by Josefina López. Furthermore, this research explores howdifferences in gender expectations and traumatic experiences drive that gap, as well as how acceptance and recognition of one another’s traumas helps to repair these relationships.
Location
Logan, UT
Start Date
4-8-2022 12:00 AM
Included in
Mother-Daughter Relationships in Latin American Immigrant Households
Logan, UT
The life of an immigrant is challenging and characterized by trauma, experienced from the political, economic, and/or violent turmoil that compelled them to leave their homelands and the discrimination, cultural shock, and other physical or emotional obstacles that they experience in their new home. Many Latin American authors utilize their writing to share their personal experiences as immigrants of first or second generation in the United States, as well as express the trauma that is shared between them and their families. As the multi-generational dynamic of gender roles and trauma in the immigrant family is analyzed, a recurring theme of generational gaps between mother and daughter is manifest. This research analyzes the generational gap that exists in mother-daughter relationships within the Latin American immigrant family as expressed in Latin American literary works such as Dominicana by Angie Cruz, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez, and Real Women Have Curves by Josefina López. Furthermore, this research explores howdifferences in gender expectations and traumatic experiences drive that gap, as well as how acceptance and recognition of one another’s traumas helps to repair these relationships.