From bilingual student to researcher: Dr. Alvarez to tell her story at TACAW tonight
Dr. Adriana Alvarez grew up in the border community of El Paso, Texas. As a bilingual student going through the education system, she can recall many moments where her language was punished and her identity not accepted — in fact, “devalued,” she said, recounting memories of a teacher who charged 25 cents every time she was caught speaking Spanish and a high school counselor who tried to discourage her from attending college.
Tonight, Alvarez — now with a Ph.D. in educational equity and cultural diversity from the University of Colorado Boulder and a M.Ed. in bilingual education from the University of Texas at El Paso — will share her story with the Roaring Fork Valley community.