34.062 - Constructing a Space and Place of Our Own: (Transnational) Latinas/os Navigating Educational Pathways

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Latino/as have faced a variety of challenges in the classroom throughout history, whether fighting for equality of schools, acceptance of our language(s), or countering the deficit stereotype of Latino/as not valuing education. This session explores the educational barriers Latino/as face from four different studies and highlights the Latino/a student experience in U.S. classrooms—particularly in South Texas and rural Wyoming. The panelists concentrate on high school and college students in public schooling in an effort to examine their educational trajectories as well as how they utilize their cultural and (transnational) familial knowledge to succeed. The ultimate goal of this session is to offer the audience research that counters negative labels ascribed to many U.S. Latinos/as.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Hispanic Research Issues

Chair

• Patricia Sanchez, The University of Texas - San Antonio

Papers

• Refocusing Our Educational Lens on the Diversity and Culture of Latina Immigrant Mothers and Daughters - Erlinda Teniente Valderas, Northside Independent School District

• Educational Opportunities for Latina High School Students: Reflections on Their Cultural Identity, College Aspirations, and Social Media Use - Daphne Villarreal

• "We Can Do Anything That We Set Our Minds To": The Schooling of Rural Mexican-Descent Students in Wyoming - Mariana Zaragoza, The University of Texas - San Antonio

• The Latina Educational Advantage: The Educational Expectations of the Daughters of Latino Immigrant Parents - Janeth Martinez, The University of Texas - San Antonio

Discussant

• Dolores Delgado Bernal, California State University - Los Angeles