Transnational Migrant Communities/Borderlands Education

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

While the global pandemic has taken much media attention away from asylum seekers near the southern border of the United States and the migrant communities that have existed near the border for centuries, inconsistent policies towards asylum seekers and migrant communities continue to impact life in many border communities including those local to the San Diego area. This panel discusses research related to borderlands education, support for migrant communities, and how offering opportunities to undocumented students, mixed documentation status families, and borderland communities can help us to best honor a commitment to justice and inclusive democratic principles in education.

Sub Unit

• Social Justice Action Committee

Chair

• Leticia Alvarez Gutiérrez, University of Utah

Participants

• Lluliana Alonso, California State University - Long Beach

• Patricia D. Quijada Cerecer, University of California - Davis

• Lucila D. Ek, University of Texas - San Antonio

• Iliana Alanis, University of Texas - San Antonio