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Language, Borders, and Belonging: Multilingual Futures and Immigrant Students

Thu, April 9, 2:15 to 3:45pm PDT (2:15 to 3:45pm PDT), JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 10

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This session explores how language, culture, and policy shape belonging for immigrant and multilingual students. Papers trace evolving perspectives on bilingualism, reveal how religious and political discourses normalize whiteness in New Mexico, and show how California schools navigate newcomer integration. A duo-autoethnography from Tanzania reimagines multilingual futures, while research on restorative conflict resolution highlights cultural nuance. These studies expose borders of belonging and possibilities for inclusion.

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