Apoyo Sacrificial, Sacrificial Support

Stephany Cuevas is an assistant professor of education in the Attallah College of Educational Studies at Chapman University, where she teaches in the Integrated Educational Studies (IES) program. Dr. Cuevas served as a college advisor in Oakland Unified School District and as the lead seminar instructor for the UC Berkeley Summer Bridge Program.

• 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