Testimonios of Care Feminist Latina/x and Chicana/x Perspectives on Caregiving Praxis is the first English-language collection of Latina/x caregiving testimonios. It gives voice to those who often are voiceless in histories of caregiving and is guided by Chicana and Latina feminist principles, which include solidarity between women of color, empathy, willingness to challenge the patriarchal medical health-care systems, questioning traditional gender roles and idealization of familia, and caring for self while caring for loved ones and community. 

Professor Natalia Deeb-Sossam was born in Bogotá, Colombia, and came to the U.S. in 1995 to continue with her graduate studies and escape the Colombian violence, which at that time was shaped by the growing drug trade. She is a Professor in Chicana/o Studies at the University of California at Davis who has more than 16 years teaching in public higher education. She is an interdisciplinary and transnational Chicana feminist health scholar who has made significant contributions in the areas of gender, race/ethnicity and class, and how they influence reproductive justice and reproductive health, community politics, cultural citizenship, and social justice.

Professor Yvette Flores is a Professor of Chicana/o Studies at University of California, Davis and Co-Investigator of Ninos Sanos/Familia Sana, a USDA-funded study focused on reducing overweight and obesity among Mexican origin children. Her current research examines intimate partner violence among Mexicans on both sides of the border. Her publications reflect her life’s work of bridging clinical psychology and Chicano/Latino studies, as she foregrounds gender, ethnicity and sexualities in her clinical, teaching and research practices.

Angie Chabram is a Professor in the Department of Chicana/o Studies.  She is the youngest daughter of Angie Gonzalez Chabram who is originally from El Paso Texas and settled in La Puente. As a Professor, Chabram's academic training is in Literature,Spanish and Chicana/o criticism.  Her publications include five editions, Speaking from the Body (with Adela de la Torre), The Chicana/o Cultural Studies Reader, The Chicana/o Cultural Studies Forum, Chicana/o Representations, and Chicana/o Latina/o Transnational Movements.  The center of her intellectual work is concentrated on the field of Chicana/o representations, including feminism, cultural theory, and health narratives.  Over the years she has mentored professors and students in the areas of music, film, women's writings, and pop culture. 

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