Racialized Experiences and Knowledge of Black and Latinx Students Studying Abroad and at a Hispanic-Serving Institution

• In Event: A Call for Institutional Response: Racialized Experiences on College Campuses

Abstract

In this paper we explore how a group of Black and Latinx students made sense of their experiences as racialized people in the context of their home institution, a majority-Latinx Hispanic Serving Institution in California, and as visiting students in an Afro-Colombian community through a study-abroad program. Guided by a theoretical framework that articulates how anti-Black racism is enacted in the United States and in Latin American countries, we illustrate how processes of being racialized in different settings are complex and ongoing, and how students' multiple identities and prior experiences influenced their understandings of race at home and abroad. Our research indicates the continued importance of racialized group differences, especially at Minority-Serving Institutions.

Authors

• Allison Mattheis, California State University - Los Angeles

• Emerald Williams, California State University - Los Angeles

• Tasha Willis, California State University - Los Angeles