6. “Ni de aquí, ni de allá”: Undocumented Immigrant Youth and the Challenges of Identity Formation amid Conflicting Contexts

Gonzales, Roberto G.; Pérez, Joanna B.; Ruiz, Ariel G.

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“…The condition of dislocation that permeated the narratives of coresearcher participants is implied in the expression "ni de aqui ni de allá," often referenced in the literature on undocumented students (e.g., Fránquiz & Salazar, 2007;Gonzales, Perez, & Ruiz, 2016) to signal their limbo-like existence, neither fully belonging to their country of origin nor to the United States. More broadly, the term dislocation is mentioned in the literature on immigrant youth and is frequently used to hint at the economic or political upheaval that served as a catalyst for migration, such as war or extreme economic inequality and related violence in the immigrants' countries of origin (Seif, Ullman, & Núñez-Mchiri, 2014).…”

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Fuera de lugar: Undocumented students, dislocation, and the search for belonging.

Torres-Olave¹,

Torrez²,

Ferguson³

et al. 2021

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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This article presents findings from a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) study on the experiences of six undocumented college students at a community college in the Midwest United States. We focused on two main research questions: What are some of the key developmental experiences of undocumented youth? What is the impact of these experiences on the students' identity and sense of belonging in educational spaces, especially as they transition to college? The findings illustrate the experiences of the six participant co-researchers (PCRs) as they navigated the messy, fragile, and shifting nature of belonging. A common thread in their narratives was the recurrence across their young lives of moments of dislocation (or "being-outof-place") associated with their undocumented status. These moments of dislocation barred these undocumented students from fully inhabiting both educational and non-educational spaces; additionally, they affected their ability to develop a sense of belonging as they transitioned to the college environment. Dislocation entails a degree of vulnerability and liminality that is not necessarily encompassed in current models of student development theory, nor considered in institutional support structures created with majority-population students in mind. We argue that institutional agents require sensitivity to the multiple types of dislocation that undocumented youth may experience within and beyond educational settings.

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Fuera de lugar: Undocumented students, dislocation, and the search for belonging.

Torres-Olave¹,

Torrez²,

Ferguson³

et al. 2021

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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Undocumented Critical Theory

Aguilar¹

2018

Cultural Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies

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Despite an increasing body of literature on undocumented immigrants and an improved access to academia by DACAdemics and undocumented scholars, the need for theories about undocumented experiences in the United States persists. In this article, I introduce the central tenets of a developing theory that I call Undocumented Critical Theory (UndocuCrit). Rooted in Critical Race Theory (CRT), Latina/o Critical Theory (LatCrit), and Tribal Critical Race Theory (TribalCrit), UndocuCrit introduces the lens to better understand the nuanced and liminal experiences that characterize undocumented communities in the United States. Although this initial rendering focuses on the experiences of Mexican immigrants and individuals of Mexican descent, UndocuCrit exhorts DACAdemics and undocumented scholars to contribute to this emerging framework by applying it to their experiences and those of other undocumented communities. As a theoretical framework, UndocuCrit challenges an immigrant binary rhetoric as well as embarking on a journey toward social justice and the empowerment of our communities.

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6. “Ni de aquí, ni de allá”: Undocumented Immigrant Youth and the Challenges of Identity Formation amid Conflicting Contexts

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Fuera de lugar: Undocumented students, dislocation, and the search for belonging.

Fuera de lugar: Undocumented students, dislocation, and the search for belonging.

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