Foreword

Glenn A. Martínez

Preface 

1. Spanish for Specific Purposes as an Opportunity for Advocacy: Introducing the Cases of María, Petra, and Penélope 

2. Soy Puertorriqueña, Punto: María’s Journey of Constructing Her Identity as a Female Puerto Rican Producer and Journalist in the Southwestern United States 

3. Don’t Worry, Be Nappy: Petra’s Journey of Positioning Her Identity as a Legitimate and Authentically Multilingual/Multidialectal Speaker Across Racial Boundaries 

4. Penelope Or Penélope?: Penélope’s Journey of (Re)Claiming Her Identity as a Legitimate Speaker and Mexican-American Woman Across Transnational Social Fields 

5. Strategic Knowledge in Professional Discourse: Innovative Communicative Strategies and Their Social Functions 

6. Raising Our Thinking About Critical Engagement with the Community

Alexis A. Vollmer Rivera holds a B.S. in Spanish Education from Minnesota State University Moorhead, U.S.A, and a Master’s in Spanish (Linguistics), a Ph.D. in Spanish (Linguistics) with a focus on Second Language Acquisition, and a graduate certificate in Computer Assisted Language Learning from Arizona State University, U.S.A. She is a monitoring, research, and evaluation specialist with expertise in conducting research and evaluation in multilingual community contexts, including leading work spanning over 10 countries with members of the community, government, civil society organizations, international agencies, academia, and media, among others. She is committed to collaborating with community members and stakeholders to amplify their experiences and build their capacity to make data-driven decisions to impact their communities positively.