Abstract
Finding one’s identity as a minority in the United States can be difficult for some, but it can be especially difficult for someone who is considered a double minority. Latinx women in the United States are considered a double minority because they not only face obstacles for simply being women, but also because of their ethnic group. Latinx women have many intersectionalities that can positively or negatively impact their identity such as language, generation, how they identify, the stark differences between what is happening at home and at school, and how people of their own community/friend group/family view them (Acevedo-Polakovic et al., 2014). Latinx women face many negative influences on their identity such as stereotypes, microaggressions and racism, and gender role expectations. These influences of identity can make it difficult for a Latinx woman to navigate her identity in the United States. Through their struggles, Latinx women have found ways to resist. This project seeks to give Latinx women the opportunity to build relationships with other Latinx women and discover what impacts their identity and how via a weekend long retreat. Not only will the women learn about what impacts identity and how their identity is impacted, but they will also use what they learn about their identity and apply it to their own identity. The women will then be given the opportunity to tell their own stories about navigating their identity, but also share how they resisted any negative influences. This will give the women the chance to learn from one another and help other Latinx girls and women in developing strategies to resist negative influences, thus creating change in the Latinx community.