67.068-10 - Narratives of Latinx UndocuQueers

• In Event: 67.068 - MTCC Roundtable Session 32

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

This session explores the inner worlds of Latinx undocuqueers in the United States. Three scholars share how undocuqueer immigrants experiences more vulnerability than other oppressed communities of color due to their gender, sexuality, and immigration status. The authors discuss how Latinx undocuqueer immigrants deal with issues of “safe” spaces, double exile in education, and coming out of the shadows and the closet.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Queer Studies

Cosponsor

• Division G - Social Context of Education

Chair

• Marta Sánchez, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Papers

• UndocuQueers: Resisting Double Exile in Education - Juan Rios, Bradley University

• Coming out of the Shadows and the Closet: Visibility Schemas Among Undocuqueer Immigrants - Christian Alejandro Bracho, University of La Verne

• Undocuqueer Stress: How Safe Are "Safe" Spaces, and for Whom? - Jesus Cisneros, University of Texas at El Paso