Download or read book High Literacy and Ethnic Identity written by Dulce María Gray and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gray, who has a PhD in literary studies, writes on literacy in the Dominican American community through the genre of autoethnography. She tells her own story of learning to read and write, her parents' support of her education, and her experiences in American schools, incorporating into her narrative statistics and stories of other immigrants. The introductory chapters are devoted to outlining the theoretical background of her method in the works of Paolo Freire and bell hooks, among others. c. Book News Inc.