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Alvarez, Stephanie; Martínez, José L.; Salamanca, Annabel; Salamanca, Erika; Reyna, Roberto C. – Harvard Educational Review, 2021
In this article, Stephanie Alvarez, José L. Martínez, Annabel Salamanca, Erika Salamanca, and Roberto C. Reyna share the impacts of Cosecha Voices, a pedagogical approach used with college students from migrant farmworker backgrounds at one of the largest Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the United States. They argue that Cosecha Voices affirms,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Migrants, Migrant Children, Hispanic American Students
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Moreno, Kriztyan Alberto – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
In this article, the author describes his experiences as a Mexican living "illegally" in the United States and how Esperanza Community Collegial Academy has given him a second chance to find himself and his place in this world. At Esperanza he is part of a program that promotes higher education, MEXA (Movimiento Estudiantil Xicano de…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Undocumented Immigrants, Individual Development, Educational Experience
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Hernandez, Ingrid; Mendoza, Fermin; Lio, Mario; Latthi, Jirayut; Eusebio, Catherine – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
Debate goes on about the proposed Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. In presidential speeches, one-minute congressional floor statements, and intermittent media coverage, we hear passionate arguments for and against this federal legislation that would provide a path toward citizenship for hundreds of thousands of…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Autobiographies, Immigration, Immigrants
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Filindra, Alexandra; Blanding, David; Coll, Cynthia Garcia – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
Children of immigrant backgrounds--children who are immigrants themselves or were born to immigrant parents--are the largest segment of growth in the U.S. school population. In this exploratory interdisciplinary analysis, Filindra, Blanding, and Garcia Coll ask whether the context of policy and political receptivity, even when they are not…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Graduation
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Enriquez, Laura E. – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
Drawing from the educational experiences of fifty-four undocumented immigrant college students, Laura E. Enriquez seeks to uncover the concrete ways in which social capital is used to successfully navigate K-12 educational institutions and pursue a higher education. Enriquez argues that there is a need for a more grounded understanding of how…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, Social Networks, Educational Experience
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Roy, Laura A.; Roxas, Kevin C. – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
In this article, Laura Roy and Kevin Roxas draw from two studies with Somali Bantu refugee families in South Texas and Michigan. Findings from both study sites revealed a disconnect between how educators perceived the Somali Bantu families' educational goals and Somali Bantu families' actual views of education. In contrast to educators'…
Descriptors: Refugees, Educational Attitudes, Educational Objectives, Student Educational Objectives