Synapse
⌘+K
Synapse
PulseExploreClubsResearchersJournals
Instagram
HomeClubsExplore
June 14, 2026Journal of Latinos and Education

Racialization and Language in Nativist America: Testimonios of Spanish Heritage Language Learners in Communities with Low Concentrations of Spanish Speakers

View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Authors

TRTina S. Randall

Discussion

Loading...

Member takes

Overview

Examines linguistic identities in low Spanish-speaking communities, highlighting implications for heritage language development.

Key Points

  • The study aims to understand how racialization impacts the linguistic identities of Spanish heritage language learners.
  • Analyzed testimonios of twelve second-generation Spanish heritage language learners in Massachusetts
  • Utilized Latinx Critical Theory and raciolinguistics frameworks
  • Evaluated experiences during both Trump administrations
  • Participants' Spanish was impacted by racialized othering and institutional neglect
  • Spanish served as a resource for identity and professional opportunities
  • Recommendations include Spanish heritage language tracks and institutional commitments to linguistic justice

Cite This Study

Tina S. Randall (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2e4524b1cc60ccdea8a58dhttps://doi.org/10.1080/15348431.2026.2688196
View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1Challenging deficit ideologies in Spanish heritage language policies and programs2024 · 4 citations
  2. 2Unsettling race and language: Toward a raciolinguistic perspective2017 · 1,604 citations
  3. 3The Racialization of “Illegality”2021 · 149 citations
  4. 4The Color of Language: The Racialized Educational Trajectory of an Emerging Bilingual Student2011 · 49 citations
  5. 5Using a Chicana Feminist Epistemology in Educational Research1998 · 1,002 citations