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Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

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Asset depletion among the poor: Does gender matter? The case of urban households in Thailand

Publication Date
2004-July-01
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Maria S. Floro
Antonopoulos, Rania
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

The paper analytically and empirically examines the issue of gender inequality in household wealth in the form of tangible assets among urban poor households Thailand. It seeks to answer the following questions: (1) is there a gendered pattern of asset...

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In search of belonging: first generation, low-income students navigating financial, bureaucratic, and academic experiences at Vassar

Publication Date
2017-September-01
Document Type
report
Authors
Rueda, Eréndira
Ballard, Tamar
Magdaleno, Lisset
Majarali, Victoria
Gonzalez, Kayla
Gutierrez, Alan
Juanita Herrera
Jasmine Martinez
Molina, Henry
Walker, Akili
Department or Program
Sociology Department
Document Type
Report
Abstract

A qualitative report on the experiences of first-generation, low income students at Vassar College. This report is the culmination of the Transitions Research Project.

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Legacies of Haunting: Confronting my Grandfather, his Films, and my Ghosts

Publication Date
2023-April-21
Authors
Azcona-Miller, Sara
Department or Program
American Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Open
Abstract

This thesis explores the paradoxical nature of Rafael Azcona’s legacy; Azcona is deeply ingrained in Spanish collective memory through his culturally significant films yet, contradictorily, my memories of him as my grandfather are very limited. Guided by an understanding of...

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