Apoyo Sacrificial, Sacrificial Support

How Undocumented Latinx Parents Get Their Children to College

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

AvStephany Cuevas

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Apoyo Sacrificial explores the experiences of undocumented Latinx parents as they support and guide their children's pathways to higher education, and how their precarious immigration status impacts this support. In addition to analyzing the various understandings, interactions, and relationships undocumented Latinx parents develop with different education entities, including secondary schools and colleges and universities, the book also examines these in relation to the various social, political, and economic factors that shape parents' engagement with their children's education. Cuevas illuminates how the parents in her study engaged in supportive behaviors similar to those of middle and upper classes families despite the barriers they faced, such as low-income households, undocumented legal status, and single parenting. Providing an alternative view of parental engagement and access to higher education, Apoyo Sacrificial will help educators truly meet the needs of marginalized students and communities. Book Features:Illustrates the often unobserved and unappreciated supportive strategies employed by undocumented Latinx parents. Highlights in-depth qualitative interviews that center the voices and perspectives of parents.Shows how an undocumented immigration status is a unique barrier that shapes how families interact with education entities. Illustrates the range of supportive behaviors undocumented Latinx parents engage in to ensure their children's success, including access to higher education. Demonstrates how the parents of first-generation Latinx students play a critical role in their success, even after they matriculate to college.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-11-05
Mått158 x 228 x 8 mm
Vikt233 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor160
FörlagTeachers' College Press
ISBN9780807766057

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ContentsPreface xiA Note About My Positionality xiv Plan for This Book xiv Acknowledgments xviiIntroduction: Immigrant, Undocumented, and Involved? 1Parenting as Undocumented Latinx Immigrants in California 3 Latinx Parental Engagement in Postsecondary Success: What Do We Already Know? 8 Undocumented Latinx Parental Engagement: What Do We Need to Know? 11 1. Dreams, Aspirations, and Sacrificios 13Conceptualizing Sacrificios 16 Parents’ Dreams and Aspirations for Their Children 18 Sacrificios and the Salience of “Illegality” 22 2. Apoyo and the Search and Choice Process 35Barriers to Engagement for Undocumented Parents 37 Navigating Barriers: Parents’ Apoyo and Supportive Behaviors 45 3. Continued Engagement in Higher Education 55Parents’ Initial Experiences With College 58 Development of Parental Cultural and Social Capital 66 New Forms of Apoyo 71 4. Apoyo Sacrificial and the Reconceptualization of Parental Engagement 77Concerted Cultivation and Traditional Understandings of Parental Engagement 81 Apoyo Sacrificial: (Re)Considering the Impact of “Illegality” on Parenting 84 Conclusion 93Summary of Key Findings 96 Recommendations 99 Final Reflections 105 Appendix: Studying Undocumented Parents 107Setting: California and Coast University 107 About the Undocumented Latinx Parent Participants 108 Interviewing Undocumented Latinx Parents 112 Data Analysis 113 Note on Study Context and Timing 114 Ethical Considerations and Researcher Positionality 115 Notes 117References 119Index 129About the Author 135