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Food and Cultural Identity

Published on Nov 22, 2015

McNair 2015, mid-summer presentation

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FOOD AND CULTURAL IDENTITY

Divana Olivas, Mentor- Dr. Irene Vasquez, McNair 2015

El Cerro, New Mexico

home & community food environments, an institutional analysis
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Relevance

  • New Mexico #1 in...
  • USDA food desert
  • Latinos

What is the relationship between food and community?

Ruth Olivas Community Garden

  • Desert View Elementary
  • 100% free, reduced lunch

Home food environment

  • parents of 6th graders
  • semi-structured interview

Community Food Environment

  • Retail Food Stores
  • NEMS-S
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Conclusion:
- cultural identity as a negotiation tool.