Citation

Silva-Martínez E. Affilia 2017; 32(4): 446-460.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886109917721140

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Intimate partner violence is experienced by millions of women. The experience becomes complex when confronted in a different country, especially for Spanish-speaking Latina immigrants, representing a challenge in their path to survival. This ethnographic study was based in Chicana feminism and Mujerismo epistemology. From the Mujerista framework arises the concept of permítanme hablar and la lucha, which emphasizes the importance of the women's narratives from their own contexts. Consequently, the need of reclaiming from their stories alternative forms of intervention by service providers and those who develop programs as well as social policies in favor of their communities.

Language: en