From Inside the Home: A Portrait of Mexican Immigrant Women Metadata
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Title
- Main Title From Inside the Home: A Portrait of Mexican Immigrant Women
Creator
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Author: Murillo, GuadalupeCreator Type: Personal
Contributor
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Chair: Doherty, DornithContributor Type: PersonalContributor Info: Major Professor
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Committee Member: Perez, RamonaContributor Type: PersonalContributor Info: Minor Professor
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Committee Member: Schol, Don R.Contributor Type: Personal
Publisher
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Name: University of North TexasPlace of Publication: Denton, Texas
Date
- Creation: 2001-05
- Digitized: 2008-06-24
Language
- English
Description
- Content Description: For the past two years my artwork has focused on the cultural issues of a Mexican immigrant community in Fort Worth, Texas. The primary focus has been women and the way in which their homes reflect their blending of two cultures. The occupants of the homes are people that I know personally, including my immediate and extended family as well as friends of my family. Undocumented women usually have the most difficulty in adjusting. Although some do work outside of the home, many of these women spend countless hours inside due to their inability to speak English or drive. These women have little hope of returning to their homeland because their children are being raised in the United States. In order to feel more at home, the women make every effort to re-create the Mexican culture in their new houses. Thus, acculturation takes place with very little cultural loss. Instead of previous strategies of total assimilation, these women blend the two cultures, making it easier to adjust to their new lives.
Subject
- Keyword: Mexican immigrant women
- Keyword: Fort Worth
- Keyword: acculturation
Collection
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Name: UNT Graduate Student WorksCode: UNTGW
Institution
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Name: UNT LibrariesCode: UNT
Rights
- Rights Access: public
- Rights License: copyright
- Rights Holder: Murillo, Guadalupe
- Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.
Resource Type
- Thesis or Dissertation
Format
- Text
Identifier
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc5828
Degree
- Degree Name: Master of Fine Arts
- Degree Level: Master's
- Degree Discipline: Photography
- Academic Department: School of Visual Arts
- Degree Grantor: University of North Texas
Note
- Display Note: Problem in Lieu of Thesis.