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Epilogue

Community as Resistance and Rebellion for Aspiring Educators of Immigrant Origin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2024

By
Amanda Frye  and
Tina Cheuk
Edited by
Blake R. Silver  and
Graziella Pagliarulo McCarron
Blake R. Silver
Affiliation:
George Mason University
Graziella Pagliarulo McCarron
Affiliation:
George Mason University
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Summary

This epilogue explores the multifaceted experiences of migration and mobility among college students of immigrant origin, revealing their intricate journeys through higher education systems. The authors note the various ways this volume documents the processes by which students from immigrant backgrounds navigate oppressive and exclusionary spaces, seeking avenues of belonging and success on their campuses. Closing on a note of audacious hope, the epilogue presents the narratives of two focal participants, Cecilia and Manuela, interviewed as part of a larger study of the effects of membership in a student-led mutual support network among aspiring teachers of color in a historically white institution. These student leaders articulated themes of belonging and exclusion, the necessity of building community, the centrality of their personal and professional identities as women of color, and the importance of creating and maintaining sources of emotional support and encouragement. Through their narratives, we see ways their community-building efforts serve as a form of resistance so that they can thrive in places that were never designed for them.

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teachers of colormutual supportbelongingexclusionstudent activism
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Supporting College Students of Immigrant Origin
New Insights from Research, Policy, and Practice
 , pp. 438 - 452
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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