Papers by CLAUDIA ARENAS MEZA
I first want to thank all the Villachuatan women that opened their homes to me and shared their s... more I first want to thank all the Villachuatan women that opened their homes to me and shared their stories with me. When I started this research, I wanted to change the conversation about transmigrant women. I wanted to discuss the impact that migration has on sending communities, on the relatives left behind, and on the food habits and traditions. I hope that with this dissertation I was able to do that. I can't thank this community enough for their kindness, patience, and time. I also want to thank my family, my mother Vicky, my father Víctor, and my brothers Hugo and Carlos. I love you all very much. Thank you so much for your support, your advice, and love you have offered throughout my life. To my Ames family-you all know who you are-you were the ones who taught me to love Ames, its winters, its good food, the lack of beaches, and the amazingly large number of crows on campus. Thank you for sharing your dreams with me, and for letting me share mine with you. You all are great, and you helped me to become a better person. Thank you to Cornelia and Jan for all the guidance, help, and patience. I was able to finish this research project because you were always there to help me. Also, thank you to my committee members. You gave me very insightful advice on how to improve my research, and help me to find strength to finish it. Thanks to those who spent your time reading my dissertation and editing in order to improve it and always encouraging me to finish.
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Papers by CLAUDIA ARENAS MEZA