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“There Is No Such Thing As Single Issue Struggles”: Undocuqueer Students In Higher Education, Briceida Hernandez-Toledo, Anita Tijerina-Revilla Jan 2016

“There Is No Such Thing As Single Issue Struggles”: Undocuqueer Students In Higher Education, Briceida Hernandez-Toledo, Anita Tijerina-Revilla

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• Immigration remains a controversial topic dominating domestic and international conversations about borders, migrants, and human rights.

• The undocuqueer movement and identity evolved from the immigrant rights movement of the early 2000s

• Undocuqueer immigrants are those who identify as undocumented and queer

• According to the Perez (2014), approximately 80,000 undocumented teens turn 18 every year, with 65,000 graduating from high school (cited by the Department of Education 2015, p. 3).

• only 54% of undocumented teens earn a high school degree, compared to 82% of their peers who earn it. • Extant research on this topic is …


Predictors Of Parental Involvement In Immigrant Chinese American Families, Pamela Cornejo, Cathy Anicama, Qing Zhou Jan 2012

Predictors Of Parental Involvement In Immigrant Chinese American Families, Pamela Cornejo, Cathy Anicama, Qing Zhou

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Parental involvement (PI) relates to children’s positive outcomes but few studies have examined factors of PI, particularly among immigrant families. The current study examines how contextual characteristics influence PI behaviors within Chinese immigrant families and potential mediating factors. Percentage of Asian students in schools and Parents’ report of education. English and Chinese proficiency, employment status and income were analyzed as predictors of PI behavior (i.e., parental involvement- home (PIH), parental involvement- School (PIS), parent-teacher contact (PTC)), based on parent and teacher report. Parental beliefs such as parent and teacher roles, perception of impact and ability, and endorsement of school were …