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Entrepreneurial Spirit in Women of Color: Case Studies on Navigating Cultural and Structural Barriers in Conventional Entrepreneurial Systems
No full textThis qualitative narrative multiple case study explores how Women of Color Entrepreneurs (WoCEs) navigate intersecting structural, cultural, and emotional barriers that shape their entrepreneurial experiences. Grounded in feminist economics, intersectionality, and grit theory, the study centers the lived narratives of five WoCEs across California to examine how identity, cultural values, and caregiving responsibilities influence business motivations, strategies, and definitions of success.
Rather than framing their journeys through a deficit lens, this research adopts an assetbased approach to highlight the resilience, creativity, and community-rooted models that WoCEs cultivate. Findings reveal how participants strategically respond to systemic exclusion— including patriarchal norms that are sometimes upheld by other women—while building businesses that prioritize purpose, healing, cultural integrity, and support for marginalized communities over profit. Several participants described how grief and trauma played a role in shaping their ventures, transforming entrepreneurship into a vehicle for personal restoration and community uplift. These entrepreneurs consistently draw upon emotional labor, social capital, and relational leadership to operate within—and push back against—the constraints of traditional, patriarchal entrepreneurial ecosystems.
The study contributes to a more inclusive understanding of entrepreneurship by amplifying underrepresented voices and challenging dominant narratives that overlook the contributions, motivations, and complex realities of WoCEs. It offers practical and policyoriented recommendations to reimagine entrepreneurial ecosystems that recognize diverse pathways to success and support the full participation, leadership, and well-being of Women of Color
“Everything is a New Challenge for Each of Us”: A Qualitative Exploration of Elementary Newcomer Students’ and Families’ Lived Experiences of Acclimating to U.S. Schooling
No full textNewcomer students, defined as foreign-born children who have attended U.S. schools for less than three years, are entering U.S. schools in ever-increasing numbers. Schools are often the first institutions to welcome immigrants to local communities, and meeting the linguistic, socioemotional, and academic needs of newcomer students and their families is essential to their success. However, data on newcomers is not publicly accessible, which makes them not easily visible in the school system. Furthermore, newcomers may have socioemotional challenges due to their prior life experiences, the immigration process, and then the likely challenges of limited English fluency which can lead to academic struggles. While exceptional teachers, schools, and administrators advocate for newcomers, there is a lack of widespread scale and consistency.
My research aims to fill a gap in the literature about elementary newcomers, their experiences, and the support they receive to acclimate to U.S. schools. Grounded in Yosso’s (2005) framework of community cultural wealth, I applied a phenomenological methodology, integrated with an arts-based research approach, to investigate the lived experiences of young newcomer students and their parents. I interviewed nine newcomer students and their parents, representing five home countries, to answer the following research questions: 1) What are the familial, academic, and socioemotional experiences of diverse elementary newcomer students and their families? and 2) To what extent are newcomer students and their families receiving support to acclimate to U.S. schools and beyond? Key findings centered on how participants sustain their cultural heritage, the immigration challenges they face, and how they have adapted to a new cultural context. They also described the types of school support received and critiqued their effectiveness, as well as explained how this transformative experience helps prepare them for life in pluralistic society
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