From Colonized to Woke: Reframing Afro-Latinidad in Educational Spaces

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This session draws out the tensions between public education and Afrolatinx students. Historical legacies of slavery and colonialism shape the experiences of latino students, particularly those who identify as Afrolatinx; these students have also been part and parcel to the development of public education across the Americas. We explore the unique cultural and historical contexts that afrolatinx students bring with them as they navigate the the public education landscape. Considering the competing notions of race that present themselves in the schooling context and the impact on afrolatinx students identity, we offer suggestions to educators for improving the experience of afrolatinx students and increasing opportunities for educational attainment.

Sub Unit

• Division G - Social Context of Education / Division G - Section 2: Studies of diversity and variation within social contexts of education

Chair

• Jonathan Rosa, Stanford University

Papers

• Growing Up Afro–Puerto Rican: Designing for the Development of Positive Afro-Latinx Identity - Krista L. Cortes, University of California - Berkeley

• A Journey We Didn't Choose: Afro-Latinx Education Beyond Colonization - Maria Roberta Diaz, Central Queens Academy

• Amending the Afro-Latin Diaspora: In Defense of Haitian Music - David Gerardo Chong, California State University - Los Angeles

Discussant

• Jonathan Rosa, Stanford University