Latin American and Caribbean migrant families in northern Chile: normative narratives, colonial distinctions and racialized parenting cultures.
Drawing on qualitative data from an ethnographic study conducted in Iquique, Chile, in 2019, this article explores the discourses of Chilean teachers from a diverse school in northern Chile about the parenting cultures of migrant families. This paper specifically focuses on teachers' narratives abou...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 52; no. 8; pp. 2116 - 2135 |
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