Download or read book The Lived Experiences of Chicana/Latina Student Mothers written by MyHanh Anderson (Graduate student) and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Chicana/Latina student parents are an unrecognized and silenced group within community colleges. Using interviews as a vessel for testimonios, this study examines the lessons learned from mothering by ten Chicana/Latina student mothers on their journey of academic achievement at the community college. Using Chicana feminist theory and Chicana M(other)work as theoretical and conceptual framework as lenses to understand the reality of Chicana/Latina student mothers. The student mother’s ability to balance and move in-between their Chicana/Latina, woman, mother, and student identities, along with lessons learned from mothering, provide motivation and persistence as they maneuver through the education system. Findings show that Chicana/Latina student mothers used the lessons from mothering; the value of hard work, making a home wherever you are, and the importance of adaptability as tools to attain academic goals in the pursuit for a better life for themselves and their children. Recommendations call for a federal increase in education funding; state level criteria changes to services supporting students with dependents as well as include student with dependents in all comprehensive data collection systems; and institutionally, create a more inclusive campus climate for students with dependents by recognizing their lived experiences, their testimonios.