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Direct linkElisa Salem Herrmann – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Using narrative inquiry to collect data through interviews and an arts-based approach to present the findings through a narrative film screenplay format, this multimethod qualitative study aimed to expose the reality faced by undocumented students, especially those involved with activism, through tales of resilience and grit. The theories that…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, Activism, Resilience (Psychology), Persistence
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Download full textArriaga, Felicia; Rodriguez, Sophia – Journal of Leadership, Equity, and Research, 2021
This qualitative case study explores how undocumented students in North Carolina navigate their identity, belonging, and decision-making about activist efforts. Drawing on fieldwork and interview data (2017-2019), we provide policy context and empirical evidence through the voices of undocumented youth about their everyday realities and dilemmas…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Undocumented Immigrants, Activism, Identification (Psychology)
Santa-Ramirez, Stephen – Review of Higher Education, 2022
This critical ethnography examines the resistance efforts of undocu/DACAmented collegians during the Trump campaign and presidency era (2015-2021). Guided by the matrix of resistance, this study sought to highlight the various methods and intentions these collegians use to resist subordination amidst an anti-im/migrant sociopolitical climate.…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, College Students, Resistance (Psychology), Racism
Quaye, Stephen John; Lange, Alex C. – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2022
In this article, the authors explored the narrative of a single participant from a larger critical narrative study on identity-based activism, reconstructed as a letter addressed to campus administrators. Using critical race theory and intersectionality as theoretical frameworks, we analyzed Pete's conceptions of activism and offer implications…
Descriptors: Racial Identification, Race, Critical Theory, Activism
Rosales, William E.; Enriquez, Laura E.; Nájera, Jennifer R. – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2021
Prior research suggests that hostile immigration policies can motivate undocumented immigrants' political engagement, but may also create unique risks that limit their willingness to participate. We examine how perceptions of the immigration policy context may help or hinder undocumented college students' political engagement. Using data from an…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Undocumented Immigrants, Political Issues, Student Participation
Squire, Dian; Nicolazzo, Z.; Perez, Rosemary J. – Review of Higher Education, 2019
This queer phenomenological study examined institutional statements released in support of undocumented individuals after the Trump administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. We discerned the "template" used when crafting public messages of support for undocumented communities. We suggest…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, Immigration, Higher Education, Institutional Mission
Reed, Holly E.; Aptekar, Sofya; Hsin, Amy – Harvard Educational Review, 2022
Contributing to the literature on the institutional experiences of undocumented youth, this article by Holly E. Reed, Sofya Aptekar, and Amy Hsin explores undocumented and "DACAmented" students' experiences managing their illegality on campus and how college staff and faculty manage that illegality while organizing programs and support.…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, College Students, Urban Schools, College Faculty
Andrade, Luis M. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2019
Using the conceptual frameworks of validation theory and socioemotional development, this study investigated undocumented/DACAmented community college students' emotional reactions to Trump's presidential victory and whether educators and/or administrators offered positive validation after the election. The study sheds light on current practices…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Social Development, Emotional Development
Jimenez-Arista, Laura E.; Koro-Ljungberg, Mirka – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2017
The purpose of the present study was to examine the social and political significance of an undocumented student and explore how active resistance to barriers can assist students like her to succeed in their academic and personal lives. More specifically, we studied the following questions: (a) How do social and political elements and barriers…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, College Students, Barriers, Resistance (Psychology)
Enriquez, Laura E.; Chavarria, Karina; Rodriguez, Victoria E.; Ayón, Cecilia; Ellis, Basia D.; Hagan, Melissa J.; Jefferies, Julián; Lara, Jannet; Morales Hernandez, Martha; Murillo, Enrique G.; Nájera, Jennifer R.; Offidani-Bertrand, Carly; Oropeza Fujimoto, Maria; Ro, Annie; Rosales, William E; Sarabia, Heidy; Soltero López, Ana K.; Valadez, Mercedes; Valdez, Zulema; Velarde Pierce, Sharon – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2021
Prior research has established that undocumented immigrant experiences are dynamic, reflecting the complex web of immigration-related policies that create legal vulnerability. As such, undocumented college students' experiences must be situated in their current policy context. Drawing on descriptive analyses of a survey of 1,277 undocumented…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, College Students, At Risk Students, Student Experience
