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[email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES MY STORY COUNTS: AN INTERNATIONAL CHILDHOOD REMEMBERED By JERRIE MARCELLA-BATYA DEL VECCHIO A Dissertation submitted to the Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2016 Jerrie Marcella-Batya Del Vecchio defended this dissertation on April, 26 2016. The members of the supervisory committee were: Kathleen Erndl Professor Directing Dissertation Francois Dupuigrenet-Desroussilles University Representative Jerrilyn McGregory Committee Member David Levenson Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the dissertation has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii Dedicated to the quest for knowledge, enlightenment, and personal growth to everyone who has had an international childhood. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my sincere thanks to my major professor and committee chair Dr. Kathleen Erndl. Her ideas and feedback were instrumental in the making of this dissertation, while her constant support and compassion gave me the courage and strength to finish this project. My appreciation extends to my committee members Dr. Jerrilyn McGregory, Dr. Francois Dupuigrenet-Desroussilles, and Dr. David Levenson. Their time and contributions have been valuable to me as these allowed me to become a better researcher and critical thinker. My deepest gratitude is to Dr. Maricarmen Martinez who provided me with the opportunity to be part of the interdisciplinary humanities program at Florida State University.