Date of Award
8-2022
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies and Communication Equity
Department
ASL & Interpreting
First Advisor
Aimee Sever-Hall
Department/School
ASL and Interpreting
Abstract
The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative exploratory study was to examine the impact of Deaf culture upbringing on mixed-race children raised in the United States. The data was obtained through virtual semi structured focus groups with ten mixed-race children of Deaf adults (Codas) over the age of eighteen years old, and an anonymous survey with the phenomenological analysis of participants’ experiences growing up as a mixed-race child of a Deaf adult. Growing up mixed-race as a Coda revealed four overarching themes of lived experiences such as: intersectionality of a mixed-race Coda, parental culture transmission, hearing family members, and managing intersecting identities as a mixed-race Coda. Findings from this study expand on the critical mixed-race studies research by connecting parental disability socialization with their child’s mixed-race identity, stemming from generational factors. Additionally, data from this study has important clinical and future research implications
Recommended Citation
Rivera, Marissa. (2022). Lived Experiences of Mixed-Race Children of Deaf Adults. Retrieved from Sophia, the St. Catherine University repository website: https://sophia.stkate.edu/maisce/51