Research Article
Critical Race Theory, Racial Microaggressions, and Campus Racial Climate for Latina/o Undergraduates
Tara Yosso, William Smith, Miguel Ceja and Daniel Solórzano
Harvard Educational Review December 2009, 79 (4) 659-691; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17763/haer.79.4.m6867014157m707l
Tara Yosso
1
University of California, Santa Barbara
William Smith
2
University of Utah
Miguel Ceja
3
California State University, Northridge
Daniel Solórzano
4
University of California, Los Angeles

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Critical Race Theory, Racial Microaggressions, and Campus Racial Climate for Latina/o Undergraduates
Tara Yosso, William Smith, Miguel Ceja, Daniel Solórzano
Harvard Educational Review Dec 2009, 79 (4) 659-691; DOI: 10.17763/haer.79.4.m6867014157m707l
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