Tenemos Que Seguir Adelante: Mexican-Immigrant Mothers Navigating the Impact of COVID-19 and Distance Learning

• In Event: Navigating Education in COVID-19

Abstract

This submission focuses on the experiences of 10 Mexican-immigrant mothers as they manage their K-12 grade children distance learning. Guided by the overarching theoretical and conceptual framework from Chicana feminist epistemology, Latina/o critical race theory and racist nativism this qualitative study centers the experiences of the participants as they navigate systemic forms of oppression, shaped by race/ethnicity, gender, immigration status, language, and urban context, and its impact on their families experiences throughout the pandemic. Key findings reveal the challenges that participants confronted while attempting to help their children with their schooling due to language and technological barriers, the financial impact on their family due to loss of employment, and limited resources as a result of their immigration status.

Author

• Ruby Osoria, University of California - San Diego