Presentation Type
Poster
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Edurne Beltran de Heredia, Languages and Intercultural Studies
Major
Languages & Intercultural Std
Presentation Abstract
This research pursues the analysis of the Hispanic Population at Coastal Carolina University. It seeks to explain the factors that shaped their journey to secondary education whether it be through intrinsic motivation or generational guilt; while also seeking to understand the hardships that come with being the first generational student to attend an American University. Through previously conducted research by scholars such as Consuelo Arbona, Amaury Nora, Laura Perna, and Claudia Kouyoumdjian, along with a series of interviews amongst self-identifying Hispanic university-goers at Coastal Carolina; the study comes to find the disparities amongst the previously grouped category of "Hispanics at Coastal" based on upbringing, parent/guardian’s highest level of education and other crucial demographics that make or break the rationale behind university attendance and overall experience. It is essential to highlight the adversity that must be overcome in the pursuit of white collar positions, the socioeconomic advancement of an ethnic category, and expose the resources currently being offered to these groups for better or worse.
Start Date
13-4-2023 12:00 PM
End Date
13-4-2023 2:00 PM
Disciplines
International and Intercultural Communication | Modern Languages
Recommended Citation
Bermejo, Valentina, "Hispanic Population at Coastal Carolina University: an Analysis of Challenges and Adversity in Higher Education" (2023). Undergraduate Research Competition. 93.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2023/fullconference/93
Hispanic Population at Coastal Carolina University: an Analysis of Challenges and Adversity in Higher Education
This research pursues the analysis of the Hispanic Population at Coastal Carolina University. It seeks to explain the factors that shaped their journey to secondary education whether it be through intrinsic motivation or generational guilt; while also seeking to understand the hardships that come with being the first generational student to attend an American University. Through previously conducted research by scholars such as Consuelo Arbona, Amaury Nora, Laura Perna, and Claudia Kouyoumdjian, along with a series of interviews amongst self-identifying Hispanic university-goers at Coastal Carolina; the study comes to find the disparities amongst the previously grouped category of "Hispanics at Coastal" based on upbringing, parent/guardian’s highest level of education and other crucial demographics that make or break the rationale behind university attendance and overall experience. It is essential to highlight the adversity that must be overcome in the pursuit of white collar positions, the socioeconomic advancement of an ethnic category, and expose the resources currently being offered to these groups for better or worse.