Mental Health of Mexican Immigrant Men: Narratives of Masculinity and Sacrifice

• In Event: Community-Engaged Research and Practice in Education: Conducting Research in Latinx Communities With Cultura and Corazon

Abstract

Oral history methodologies allow individual subjectivity and the voice of marginalized subjects to inform CBPAR approaches. In this presentation the narratives of immigrant Mexican male participants in a mixed-methods community based participatory research project illustrate their status as vulnerable subjects affected by traditional gender roles and the current anti-Mexican, anti-immigrant political climate. Methodological challenges will be discussed as well as the role of psycho-educational approaches to improve the lives of undocumented immigrant men.

Author

• Hector Rivera-Lopez