"It's Really Hard to Have Your Own Place": The At-Home Experiences of Latina/o/x Undergraduates During COVID-19

Eligio Martinez Jr; Ever Barraza; Audrey D Paredes

doi:10.1177/15381927221132453

"It's Really Hard to Have Your Own Place": The At-Home Experiences of Latina/o/x Undergraduates During COVID-19

J Hispanic High Educ. 2023 Apr;22(2):146-160. doi: 10.1177/15381927221132453. Epub 2022 Nov 16.

Authors

Eligio Martinez Jr¹, Ever Barraza¹, Audrey D Paredes²

Affiliations

¹ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, USA.
² University of California, Los Angeles, USA.

Abstract
in English, Spanish

The purpose of this study was to understand the at-home lived experiences of Latina/o/x college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using Critical Race Theory as the guiding framework, the authors used storytelling to capture the at-home experiences of 19 Latina/o/x college students during the pandemic. Findings revealed how the pandemic shifted meaning of the home space, increased roles and responsibilities, and increased stress and mental health demands for students.

El propósito de este estudio fue el entender las experiencias vividas en casa por los estudiantes universitarios latina/o/x durante la pandémica de COVID-19. Usando la teoría de Raza Crítica como marco de referencia los autores usaron el cuento para capturar las experiencias en casa de 19 estudiantes universitarios latina/o/x durante la pandémica. Los resultados revelaron cómo la pandémica cambió el significado del espacio de casa, incrementando papeles y responsabilidades, e incrementando la tensión y las demandas de salud mental para los estudiantes.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Latina/o/x student experiences; storytelling.

Abstract in English, Spanish

Abstract
in English, Spanish