We Are Woke: A Collaborative Critical Autoethnography of Three “Womxn” of Color Graduate Students in Higher Education

Authors

  • Aeriel A Ashlee Miami University in Oxford, Ohio
  • Bianca Zamora Miami University in Oxford, OH
  • Shamika N Karikari Miami University in Oxford, Ohio

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v19i1.1259

Keywords:

women of color, intersectionality, critical race theory, woke, higher education

Abstract

This critical collaborative autoethnography examines how three “womxn” of color (Asian American, Latina, and African American) graduate students experience and resist intersectional racism and sexism in higher education. The authors reflect on their individual journeys to “wokeness” and share their collective process of cultivating a community of “sista” scholars integral to their wellness, wokeness, and persistence in an oppressive educational system. 

Author Biographies

Aeriel A Ashlee, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio

Second-Year Doctoral Student in Educational Leadership

Bianca Zamora, Miami University in Oxford, OH

Second-Year Master's Student in Educational Leadership

Shamika N Karikari, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio

Second-Year Doctoral Student in Educational Leadership

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Published

2017-02-28

How to Cite

Ashlee, A. A., Zamora, B., & Karikari, S. N. (2017). We Are Woke: A Collaborative Critical Autoethnography of Three “Womxn” of Color Graduate Students in Higher Education. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 19(1), 89–104. https://doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v19i1.1259

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2017): Special Issue-Critical Autoethnography in Pursuit of Educational Equity

Section

2017 Special Issue Articles (Peer-reviewed)

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