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July 6, 2023
Drawing upon the temporal notion of agency from both sociocultural and ecological perspectives, this study reports a cross-case analysis of narratives conducted to examine how three L2 writers exercised agency for identity construction to gain membership of their target Master's degree programs through statement of purposes (SOP) writing. It is found that the students' perceptions of SOP writing, self-identities and the available affordances rendered them capable of making choices abou...
July 9, 2022
Upper-caste Syrian Christian family histories variously comprise the reconstructions of popular beliefs; family and church genealogies claiming Brahminic and apostolic origins; biographies of prominent family members; discussions on the crisis of national and global migration; purity of race and blood; descriptions of relationships with other social groups; road maps and
December 19, 2021
A Laredo family says their late parents’ encouragement of the pursuit of higher...
December 8, 2021
Over 1,020 Texas A&M International University Fall candidates for graduation are...
December 7, 2021
Over 1,020 Texas A&M International University Fall semester candidates for graduation...
May 7, 2021
1 of 5 — "meXicana Fashions" collects perspectives of scholars who reflect on their own relationships to particular garments, analyze the politics of dress and examine the role of consumerism and entrepreneurialism behind the creation of styles. 2 of 5 — Micaela Díaz-Sánchez, assistant professor in the Department of Chican@ studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, participates in zapateado performance. 3 of 5...
April 30, 2021
1 of 4 — In "meXicana Fashions," contributors explored indigenous roots of certain articles of clothing including the "huipil." La Malinche — who acted as a translator for the Spanish conqueror, Hernán Cortés — is dressed in a huipil in the early painting, "Lienzo de Tlaxcala." 2 of 4 — Norma E. Cantú, Murchison Endowed Professor in Humanities at Trinity University, is co-editor of "meXicana Fashions: Politics, Self-Adornment, and...