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Research Articles

Dyasporic dreaming: the extraordinary literacies and superpowers of Haitian and Haitian American Girls

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Pages 1212-1227 | Received 16 Jun 2020, Accepted 16 Mar 2022, Published online: 13 Apr 2022

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