health, whether or not individuals have a college degree, acculturation, discrimination, unplanned

; b) Rejection, ambivalence, and expectations from families; and c) Discrimination in the workplace

). Given the multiple forms of discrimination that women of color experience, ethnic discrimination, sexism

-adolescent acculturative gap stress; (2) perceived discrimination stress; and (3) community violence stress. The findings

discrimination, and disfranchisement or poll taxes. Thirdly, the oral histories demonstrate and legitimize the