Tara J.

Yosso

 Increase

self-awareness & self-confidence through the realization of the various aspects of capital we all bring to college
ability to critical think about & analyze theoretical frameworks (CRT & Community Cultural Wealth) from a graduate level reading relationships with peers through large & small group discussion

Exercise

Build

large amount of money and possessions the value of all the property, possessions, and money that someone or something has a large amount or number

information,

understanding, or skill that you get from experience or education

 What Who How

does your name(s) mean?

named you?
do you pronounce your name?

 Critical

Race Theory Framework that can be used to theorize, examine and challenge the ways race and racism implicitly and explicitly impact on social structures, practices and discourses
Cultural Wealth An array of knowledge, skills, abilities and contacts possessed and utilized by Communities of Color to survive and resist macro and micro-forms of oppression

Community

 Ability

to maintain hopes and dreams for the future, even in the face of real and perceived barriers

Resiliency

 intellectual

and social skills attained through communication experiences in more than one language and/or style
refers to the ability to communicate via visual art, music or poetry

Also

cultural knowledge's nurtured among familia (kin)that carry a sense of community history, memory and cultural intuition

Community Importance of connection to community & resources Inform our emotional, moral, educational and occupational consciousness

Informs:

Family as:
Less traditional, more symbolic Aunts, uncles, grandparents, parents, etc. Friends, mentors, etc.

 networks

of people & community resources Peer & Social contacts that provide instrumental & emotional support in navigating through societys institutions

Example: Getting into college

Historically Disenfranchised Communities/ of Color

Giving Back

Support Networks

 skills

of maneuvering through social institutions

Examples: College/Universities, Job Market, Judicial System, Health Care, etc.

Navigating

through areas not accommodating or structured to individuals with diverse backgrounds

Resiliency Tenacious

 Knowledges

and skills fostered through oppositional behavior that challenges inequality and resists assimilation

Example: Maintaining ones cultural heritage

Challenging

the norm

 What

were your initial reactions while reading this?

is an area(s) of capital that fit with your identity/ies? you found areas of capital that fit, in what instances have they served you?

What

If

 What

am I walking away with today?

Where

do I find wealth in my life?

 Yosso,

T.J. (2005). Whose culture has capital? A critical race theory discussion of community cultural wealth. Race Ethnicity and Education, 8(1), 69-91.