Ethnic Studies Review
Orginal Publication Date
2007
Journal Title
Ethnic Studies Review
Volume
30
Issue
esr/vol30/iss1
First Page
115
Last Page
124
Abstract
For individuals who are both African American and Deaf finding a place to belong is a process of navigating their many cultural identities. In this paper I explore the following questions: where do individuals who are African American and Deaf find and make community? To which communities do they perceive they belong? Is their primary identity African American, Deaf or something else? Does belonging to one community negate membership in another? Does the presence of African American Deaf individuals have an impact on either community or are they forced to create an entirely new one for themselves?
Rights
Copyright ©ESR, The National Association for Ethnic Studies, 2007
Comments
Contributions from applied research and literature: understanding the challenges of community, social and cultural formations