Educational Struggles of Immigrant/Minority Students in California: Suggestions for Organizational Stakeholders

• In Event: Moscone Center North Roundtable Session 8
  In Roundtable Session: Identity and Difference

Abstract

In this study, we examine the educational struggles of immigrant/minority students in California and their suggestions for organizational stakeholders (e.g., educational and immigration policy makers, school teachers, counselors, administrators, and university faculties). Drawing on Bourdieu, we provide a nuanced analysis of how unequal social relations based on class, race, and gender are reproduced and resisted in different educational settings. We highlight immigrant/minority students’ voices and the importance of teacher training in diversity and social justice issues across K-16. We call for attention from different stakeholders to work collectively and collaboratively to address deeply-rooted educational and social problems.

Authors

• Dan Cui, Brock University

• Frank C. Worrell, University of California - Berkeley