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To Speak the Word of God with Our Hands for Those Who Hear with Their Eyes

Deaf people often have been outsiders in a hearing Church. Ninety-five percent of Deaf people are born to hearing parents. This is a Community that is doubly marginalized for they are Latino/as and Deaf. Therefore, I will present the needs of Deaf Latino/a Catholics in order for the Church to recognize them as a Community of faith. First, I present how language impacts the development of culture and identity. Second, how this community of Deaf Latino/as is trying to make sense of their identity as they are being raised in the United States. Finally, I present a plan to bridge the gap between Spanish speaking parents and their Deaf child.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:lmu.edu/oai:digitalcommons.lmu.edu:etd-1176
Date24 July 2015
CreatorsLopez, Miriam Nancy
PublisherDigital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Source SetsLoyola Marymount University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceLMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations

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