An Intersectional Multicultural Approach to Advising and Counseling Transborder Mexican American Men in the Community College

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to propose multicultural gender-aware counseling practices from an intersectionality perspective to advising Mexican-American men in the community college who live a transborder lifestyle in the San Diego-Tijuana border region. This purpose is twofold: First, we will address the challenges and assets faced by Transborder Mexican-American men relating to the intersections of their transborder interactions, ethnicity, and gender within the on-campus and off-campus societal institutions. Second, we propose multicultural practices to advising Transborder Mexican-American men in the community college through an intersectional lens by providing practical examples. The goal of this study is to provide student affairs professionals with an understanding of Transborder Mexican-American men’s multiple intersections of their identities and practical applications to counseling.

Author

• Vannessa Falcon, San Diego State University