Escribiendo Consejos, Entregando Cartas
Letter-Writing, Aconsejando , and Envisioning Epistolary Diasporic Saberes of/to Our Younger Selves
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21740424 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pablo Montes (0000-0001-9410-4545, Counseling Center, corresponding author), Omar Serna-Gutiérrez (0000-0003-1618-8776, Counseling Center) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1532-7086 • E-ISSN: 1552-356X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/15327086261464170 |
| OpenAlex | W7167737135 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 36 |
If given the chance, what consejos would you write to your younger self? In this paper, we draw on the methodological richness of letter-writing to reflect on our experiences as two Guanjuatense scholars living in diaspora. Grounded in the frameworks of diasporic community saberes and transnational funds of knowledge, we engage epistolary methodologies to make sense of our transnational journeys as they intersect with language(s), identity, memory, dreams, and aspirations. Transnational funds of knowledge refer to the cultural, linguistic, and epistemic resources youth accumulate through experiences across borders and mobilize in different contexts. Diasporic community saberes , meanwhile, emerge from collective, place-based knowings shaped by migration histories, kinship, and communal struggle. Inspired by the ways our parents used letters to remain connected across borders, we approach letter-writing as both remembrance and resistance—an act that allows us to inscribe our stories and challenge the containment of diasporic lives. Through this process, we propose epistolary diasporic saberes as both a theoretical contribution and a methodological possibility for understanding the epistemic power of letters. Ultimately, we offer our letters as spaces of reflection and healing, and as a collection of consejos for transnational youth navigating the complexities of diaspora. In sharing these reflections, we hope to sobar las cicatrices donde había una herida and offer words that might reach those who need them
Diaspora · Lived experience · Power (physics) · Reflection (computer programming) · Reflexivity · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Multilingual Education and Policy · Participatory Visual Research Methods
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Consejos
The cosmopolitan perspective
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |