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Precarious Places: Navigating Educational and Social Challenges for Latinx Communities

Wed, April 23, 4:20 to 5:50pm MDT (4:20 to 5:50pm MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 107

Session Type: Paper Session

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This session delves into the educational and social challenges faced by Latinx communities. It explores the effects of gentrification on Latinx student performance, factors driving college persistence among rural Latinx undergraduates, and the role of Mexican migrant parents in rural Idaho schools. Additionally, it highlights imaginative community-building by Indigenous Latinx youth and the health disparities experienced by Latina/o immigrant farmworkers, offering insights for fostering equity and social change.

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