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This book weaves together two distinct and powerfully related sources of knowledge: the author's journey and transition from a once undocumented immigrant from Guatemala to a hyperdocumented academic, and five years of on-going national research on the identity, education, and agency of undocumented college students. In interlacing both personal experiences with findings from her empirical qualitative research, Chang explores practical and theoretical pedagogical, curricular, and policy-related discussions around issues that impact undocumented immigrants while provide compelling rich narrative vignettes. Collectively, these findings support the argument that undocumented students can cultivate an empowering self-identity by performing the role of infallible cultural citizen.
List of contents
1. Introduction.- 2. Undocumented to Hyperdocumented - A Jornada of Papers, Protection, and PhD Status.- 3. Privileged and Undocumented: Toward a Borderland Love Ethic.- 4. Undocumented Intelligence: Laying Low by Achieving High-An "Illegal Alien's" Co-Option of School and Citizenship.- 5. Figured Worlds and American Dreams: An Exploration of Agency and Identity Among Undocumented Students.- 6. Doing Good and Doing Damage: Educators' Impact on Undocumented Latinx Students' Lives.- 7. Working with Undocumented Students - What They Say We Need to Know.- 8. Academic Agency and the Burden of Perfectionism.
About the author
Aurora Chang is Assistant Professor in Curriculum and Instruction at Loyola University, USA.
Summary
This book weaves together two distinct and powerfully related sources of knowledge: the author’s journey and transition from a once undocumented immigrant from Guatemala to a hyperdocumented academic, and five years of on-going national research on the identity, education, and agency of undocumented college students. In interlacing both personal experiences with findings from her empirical qualitative research, Chang explores practical and theoretical pedagogical, curricular, and policy-related discussions around issues that impact undocumented immigrants while provide compelling rich narrative vignettes. Collectively, these findings support the argument that undocumented students can cultivate an empowering self-identity by performing the role of infallible cultural citizen.
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