A. Research Question and Significance
Literature is a vehicle for mental and emotional travel which can produce learning, ethic validation, understanding, and even solidarity (Vasquez, 2005). There is a growing number of research on the immigrants (documented and undocumented) in social science in relation to their economic importance in the economy, but few on their mental health and/or their contributions to literature (Simich et al, 2009; Litwick, 2010; Chavez, 2013). Aside from the historical presence of Mexican immigrants (first and second generation) in the U.S. there is a lack of academic work that studies the representation of identity formation of immigrants in literature, especially contemporary literature of female authors.
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(a) Across a Hundred Mountains (2006) a fictional novel that employs two different perspectives on the main character Juana, that travels across Mexico and the U.S to find her father.
b. (b) The Distance Between Us: A Memoir (2013) a memoir that narrates the experiences of Grande growing up in Iguala, Guerrero and later in Los Angeles fist as an undocumented immigrant and later as a legal resident.
In addition to my primary texts, I will use interviews and podcasts of Sandra Cisneros and Reyna Grande to better analyze the life and identity of the authors. I will conduct this study under with my faculty advisor Dr. Hector Calderon with whom I will have biweekly one-on-one meetings. Additionally, Dr. Sandra Ruiz will provide further feedback on my project.
For the purpose to have a fundamental understanding of the historical background of my literature, during the months of September and October I will conduct a literature review on Mexico-U.S. and U.S. immigration laws. To better approach my research in November I will direct my literature review on the best approaches to study nonfictional works and expand on my literature review of liminality. I will dedicate the mouth of December to organize my literature reviews and reframe my
Literature is a vehicle for mental and emotional travel which can produce learning, ethic validation, understanding, and even solidarity (Vasquez, 2005). There is a growing number of research on the immigrants (documented and undocumented) in social science in relation to their economic importance in the economy, but few on their mental health and/or their contributions to literature (Simich et al, 2009; Litwick, 2010; Chavez, 2013). Aside from the historical presence of Mexican immigrants (first and second generation) in the U.S. there is a lack of academic work that studies the representation of identity formation of immigrants in literature, especially contemporary literature of female authors.
I propose …show more content…
(a) Across a Hundred Mountains (2006) a fictional novel that employs two different perspectives on the main character Juana, that travels across Mexico and the U.S to find her father.
b. (b) The Distance Between Us: A Memoir (2013) a memoir that narrates the experiences of Grande growing up in Iguala, Guerrero and later in Los Angeles fist as an undocumented immigrant and later as a legal resident.
In addition to my primary texts, I will use interviews and podcasts of Sandra Cisneros and Reyna Grande to better analyze the life and identity of the authors. I will conduct this study under with my faculty advisor Dr. Hector Calderon with whom I will have biweekly one-on-one meetings. Additionally, Dr. Sandra Ruiz will provide further feedback on my project.
For the purpose to have a fundamental understanding of the historical background of my literature, during the months of September and October I will conduct a literature review on Mexico-U.S. and U.S. immigration laws. To better approach my research in November I will direct my literature review on the best approaches to study nonfictional works and expand on my literature review of liminality. I will dedicate the mouth of December to organize my literature reviews and reframe my