Browsing by Author "Valdez, Zulema"
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Wat, Chi Ch'eng (2012-02-14)In this thesis, I examine how colonial constructs on Chinese culture affects people's views toward sexual minorities in Hong Kong. In the first Chapter, I explain the shift of my research focus after I started my research. ...
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Guarneri, Christine E. (2011-08-08)John Bongaarts' proximate determinants model of fertility has accounted for over 90 percent of variation in the total fertility rate (TFR) of primarily developing nations and historical populations. Recently, dramatically ...
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Struminger, Rhonda (2013-08-27)What does it mean for a government to invest in education? Is it just spending money on schools and teachers, or does it include family benefits spending that specifically targets parents and their children who will be ...
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Jan, Jie-Sheng (2012-02-14)Previous research on Asian intermarriage has examined the effects of cultural and structural assimilation, such as educational attainment, English ability, and income, on major Asian groups' intermarriage patterns. But it ...
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Garcia, San Juanita E. (2014-12-09)Anti-immigrant sentiment against Mexicans in the United States has had a dramatic influence on the lives of the Mexican-origin population (or those presumed Mexican) and on how they perceive the host society. Until now, ...
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Locke, Leslie Ann (2012-02-14)This dissertation presents the results from an empirical study of the perspectives of Latina students who were underperforming in an early college high school (ECHS), regarding their academic performance and school ...
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Garcia, San Juanita Edilia (2012-10-19)Anti-immigrant sentiment particularly against Mexicans in the United States has had a dramatic influence on the lives of immigrants and on how they perceive the host society. Today, little research has addressed the extent ...
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Meyer, Leslie Denise (2012-02-14)The New West, located in the interior West of the United States and includes the states of Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, is experiencing a large and growing population of internal ...
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Guillen, Jennifer 1983- (2010-11-03)This thesis is a result of qualitative research conducted with individuals in interracial, Mexican-White couples in Southeast, Texas. This study calls into question the ways in which individuals in these relationships ...