Explain what Rosa means about "accessible and humane continuum of sources" in her approach to Chicana History.

Using an accessible and humane continuum of sources lies at the heart of preparing students to reconceptualize the importance of Chicana history to their education. Crafting and facilitating introductory discussions of the emotions entangled in the Chicana experience has been imperative to teaching the gendered realities Chicanas have and continue to face across space and time. Focusing their attention on the relationships between a continuum of sources that capture the emotional contours of the Chicana experience, as well as their own coming of age, compels students to reflect on the continuity, intensity, and longevity of the emotional pressures they share with the Chicanas they study.

Discussing scenes from a feature-length film, lyrics from a love song, and excerpts from a Mexican American daughter's letter to her immigrant father enriched students' understanding of the generative potential of love and other emotions in the Chicana experience.

The use of several accessible and humane sources is at the heart of the students' preparation to re-conceptualize the importance of Chicano history in their education. To teach the realities of the genre that Chicanas have, introductory discussions were developed on emotions related to the Chicana experience.