Instituto Students Elevating Logros (Poster 23)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Thursday 3:35 p.m.
  In Poster Session: Research Engagement and Development with Youth (READY) Program

Abstract

Latine migrant youth arrive in the United States seeking an education that mirrors their own experiences, as a way to confront the many inequities they face in and outside of their schooling (Yosso, 2013). This project seeks to understand how migrant youth that have recently arrived to Chicago engage in youth participatory action research (YPAR) and collectively co-create what they believe is a pathway toward racial understanding and healing through civic engagement. Using Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Latine Critical Race Theory (LatCrit) as a guiding theoretical and methodological lens, young people explore how they leverage their experiential knowledge to challenge dominant ideologies present in their school and communities.

Authors

• Joanna Maravilla, Lewis University

• Brenda Rivera, Instituto Health Science Career Academy

• Martin Hernandez, Instituto Health Science Career Academy

• Alondra Mejia, Instituto Health Science Career Academy

• Yohana Rivera, Instituto Health Science Career Academy

• Yuceslimar Marquez, Instituto Health Science Career Academy