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Basque legacy in the New World: on the surnames of Latin American presidents

open access: yesAnuario del Seminario de Filología Vasca "Julio de Urquijo", 2011
In this article we explain the etymology of the surnames of Basque origin that some presidents of Latin American countries have or have had in the past.
Patxi Salaberri, Iker Salaberri
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The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL): A Review of Literature and Its Reflection of Gender Issues [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was the first, and to date, the only women’s professional baseball league in United States history. Yet many people are unaware of the league’s existence.
Kenow, Laura J.
core   +1 more source

Facilitators and barriers to neighborhood social integration

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Social isolation has reached concerning rates, particularly in the wake of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Social integration is critical to combatting social isolation and loneliness by promoting a sense of community and belonging. Yet, most existing research centers on fostering close personal relationships within family and friend networks.
Joelle Fuchs   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Onomastic of Loznica and Donja mala near Batocina [PDF]

open access: yesZbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini, 2011
This paper is a contribution to a study of onomastic in two Batocina's suburbs Loznica and Donja mala. Batocina was built on the banks of Lepenica's lower course, 3km upstream from its confluence with Great Morava.
Jašović Golub M.
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"I Saw You": searching for lost love via practices of reading, writing and responding [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
How do emotions move and how do emotions move us? How are feelings and recognitions distributed socio-materially? Based on a multi-site ethnographic study of a romantic correspondance system, this article explores the themes of love, privacy, identity ...
Laurier, E., Whyte, A.
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Owning Home, Finding Belonging: Relational Meanings of Homeownership for Migrant Healthcare Workers in Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
wiley   +1 more source

On the Origin of Hagionyms in North American French Surnames

open access: yesNames, 2015
Most surnames of French origin in North America were borne by migrants from various parts of France, so it is hardly surprising that the two sets should share many commonalities. One of these involves the existence of hagionymic family names, for example,
Marc Picard
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Nicknames as sex-role stereotypes [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
Nicknames are powerful indicators of attitudes towards gender categories and because of their transient and optional nature, it has been argued that they are more likely to show a closer relationship to ongoing trends in the culture and society than ...
Bosch, B, De Klerk, Vivian A
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The Intersection between Chickering’s Theory and Generation Z Student of Color Activism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Student activism is an ever-developing trend on college campuses. The current generation, Generation Z, started college in 2013. Analyzing literature on student development and how it intersects with the student activist identity reveals what ...
Tanaid, Kayla L., Wright, Kevin L.
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Searching for Jewish Ancestors before They Had a Fixed Family Name—Three Case Studies from Bohemia, Southern Germany, and Prague

open access: yesGenealogy
Anyone who traces their Jewish ancestors back to the 18th century and even further back in history encounters the challenge of looking for ancestry without the clue that a fixed family name provides.
Thomas Fürth
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