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Applying Gloria Anzaldua’s Borderlands Theory to Leslie Marmon Silko’s novels Almanac of the Dead and Gardens in the Dunes shows how Silko’s inclusion of borders and border crossings in her writing highlights the history of oppression in the United States, and the lingering effe…

Those who are in or have aged out of foster care, most of whom are queer, Black, brown, and low-income, are represented by social workers, educational advocates, behavioral health specialists, and the mainstream media as “at-risk” for criminal behavior, teen pregnancy, homelessn…