UndocuJoy: Black and Mexican Undocu/DACAmented Collegians' Narratives of Joy as Resistance Amid an Anti-Im/migrant Sociopolitical Climate

• In Event: Assets, Resistance, and Challenges Among Undocu/DACAmented, Latinx, and Hispanic-Serving Institution Students

Abstract

This narrative inquiry study examines how Black and Mexican undocu/DACAmented collegians use joy to navigate higher education. A lack of published research exists on how these collegians experience joy as an act of resistance despite navigating barriers, such as anti-im/migrant exclusionary policies and racist campus climates. Our findings highlight their experiences with familial, peer-to-peer, and artistic joy.

Authors

• Stephen Santa-Ramirez, University at Buffalo - SUNY
  Presenting Author

• Kayon A. Hall, Kent State University
  Presenting Author