Recovering Testimonios of Separation and Resilience: The Impacts of Family Separation on Latinx Educational Trajectories

• In Event: Elevating Youth Voices: Documenting Journeys of Migration and Separation

Abstract

In the current political climate, Latinx children are precariously positioned to live under the constant threat of family separation due to anti-immigrant policies and xenophobic school climates. This hostile environment can have devastating effects on the educational access and attainment of Latinx children. However, limited research has been conducted exploring the long-term impacts of family separation on education, particularly as it relates to Latinx tender-age children (below the age of twelve). This paper builds on previous research by braiding a critical race theory framework and a Chicana Latina feminist epistemological approach with community-based participatory research (CBPR) in order to explore the long-term impacts of family separation by exploring the memories of adult Latinx family separation survivors.

Author

• Marcela Rodriguez-Campo, Nevada State College