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Dissertation
The Power of Storytelling: An Autoethnography of a Retention Counselor Working with College Students of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworking Backgrounds at a Predominantly White Institution
Washington State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
05/2025
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000007306
Abstract
The Power of Storytelling: An Autoethnography of a Retention Counselor Working with College Students of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworking (MSFW) Backgrounds at a Predominantly White Institution delves into a former retention counselor's personal and professional journey. It centers his quest to find his voice by focusing on student narratives and redefining students of color as holders of knowledge. Through an autoethnographic lens, the study emphasizes how the retention counselor fostered counter-storytelling in a custom-designed course to empower students from marginalized backgrounds to navigate systemic challenges within higher education. The project draws from Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Latino/a/e Critical Race Theory (LatCrit) to analyze the experiences of MSFW students, examining how these students’ lived experiences and cultural wealth serve as tools for academic success and resistance. This project highlights the importance of love and advocacy in creating supportive educational spaces and confronting hegemonic practices that marginalize these students.
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- Title
- The Power of Storytelling
- Creators
- Raymundo Acuña-Luna
- Contributors
- Susan Finley (Chair)Anthony Gordon Rud Jr (Committee Member)Johnny Joseph Lupinacci (Committee Member)Tariq T Akmal (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Department of Teaching and Learning
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 160
- Identifiers
- 99901220476101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation