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    Alienation and Ethnic Identities in "Growing Up Ethnic in America," "Borderlands/La Frontera," and "The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing"

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    Long, Brittany Ann
    Abstract
    This thesis examines the concept of alienation during adolescence as an influential factor in ethnic identity development. The negative effects of alienation are frequently explored, but I argue experiences concerning alienation cannot necessarily be described on a spectrum from negative to positive. Rather, alienation of an ethnic individual due to immigration, coming-of-age, family dynamics, or other situations results in a force which guides him or her to creating a unique identity. This identity is a result of the elaborate analyzing cultures from a more objective perspective. The development of an ethnic identity is a process in which a person grapples with morality, personal beliefs, and pressure from outside sources such as parental influence and religion. This thesis analyzes three primary texts: Growing Up Ethnic in America by Maria M. Gillan and Jennifer Gillan, Borderlands/La Frontera by Gloria Anzaldúa, and The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing by Darina Al-Joundi. These texts feature first-hand accounts of alienation, the majority from the perspective of young women.  
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4906
    Subject
     Ethnic studies; Literature; Regional studies; Adolescence; Alienation; Culture; Identity; Multicultural; Borderlands (Anzaldúa); Frontera, La; Jour où Nina Simone a cessé de chanter, Le; Day Nina Simone stopped singing, The 
    Date
    2015
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    Long, Brittany Ann. (January 2015). Alienation and Ethnic Identities in "Growing Up Ethnic in America," "Borderlands/La Frontera," and "The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing" (Master's Thesis, East Carolina University). Retrieved from the Scholarship. (http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4906.)

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    Long, Brittany Ann. Alienation and Ethnic Identities in "Growing Up Ethnic in America," "Borderlands/La Frontera," and "The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing". Master's Thesis. East Carolina University, January 2015. The Scholarship. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4906. August 10, 2022.
    Chicago:
    Long, Brittany Ann, “Alienation and Ethnic Identities in "Growing Up Ethnic in America," "Borderlands/La Frontera," and "The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing"” (Master's Thesis., East Carolina University, January 2015).
    AMA:
    Long, Brittany Ann. Alienation and Ethnic Identities in "Growing Up Ethnic in America," "Borderlands/La Frontera," and "The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing" [Master's Thesis]. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University; January 2015.
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    East Carolina University

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