Identity, Social Activism, and the Pursuit of Higher Education - The Journey Stories of Undocumented and Unafraid Community Activists (Paperback, New edition)

The topic of immigration has become increasingly volatile in U.S. society, and undocumented college students play a central role in mobilizing and politicizing a critical mass of activists to push forth a pro-immigration agenda, in particular the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. The DREAM Act is the only federal legislation that would grant conditional citizenship and some financial aid assistance to undocumented students who have completed two years of college or enlist in military service. Since the DREAM Act failed to pass, undocumented students have moved from peaceful marches to acts of civil disobedience, seeking to disrupt the public discourse that positions undocumented students as living in the shadows of our system. Undocumented college students have created public forums in which they "come out" from these invisible images and pronounce themselves as "undocumented and unafraid".

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Critical Studies of Latinxs in the Americas, 4
Release date:	May 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Susana M. Munoz
Dimensions:	225 x 150 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	142
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4331-2557-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Colleges of further education Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Adult education
LSN:	1-4331-2557-9
Barcode:	9781433125577

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