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The youth provide insight into the brilliance and courage that immigrants-both A DACA recipient & a non-DACA eligible youth- have to manage what I theorize as the "hidden injuries of undocumented status." Endless gratitude to these amazing youth #immigranted 💜🙌

I drew on my work in Chicago and Hartford working w/ immigrant students across their adolescence and my over 10 years of being an ethnographer. I have learned a great deal from youth as they navigate immigration status and social class and the "better life" they often say they came to the US for.

Parallel lives, re(imagined) futures, and the hidden injuries of undocumented Latinx youth across the lifespan This article theorises the hidden injuries of undocumented immigration statues. Through ten years of longitudinal ethnographic research (2012–2022), the author centres the experiences of two undocu...

Sharing my new piece @immigrantednext.bsky.social
Parallel lives, re(imagined) futures, and the hidden injuries of undocumented Latinx youth across the lifespan: Ethnography and Education: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New blog: Important insights on enhancing educational equity for immigrant students in New York! Dive into our policy recommendations aimed at fostering better support systems. Read more: wix.to/987UiRL #Education #Equity #Immigrants

Thanks sis so much!❤️

Thank you, Ann! I worked with a wonderful Latina artist! 😭❤️🤩

Undocumented in the U.S. South - Rutgers University Press Undocumented in the U.S. South is a rare look into the everyday realities of undocumented youth in K-12 public schools. In an anti-immigrant policy context, ...

Thanks all so much! You can order here but I wanted to ensure there would not be barriers so you can use open access after August 12! www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/undocumented...

#firstgen #firstbook #firstgendocs

Thanks friend!!! 🤩❤️

Thank you so much, David! I hope you’re having a great summer!

I did not think this would be exciting as it is I don’t know why because it was such a long journey to finish it, but this is pretty cool. Today is the day my book arrived. I received the first copy!

Shout out to all the people who reviewed iterations of this work!! ❤️❤️ @rutgersupress.bsky.social

Cat owner kidnapped by ICE. Cats need a place to land. Can anyone step up? Cats are in the Baltimore area.

East Ward Students Bussed from Higher Performing Schools East Ward schools are so overcrowded that over 150 students are being bussed out of the ward every morning to schools in the Central and North wards.Many of the students being bussed are learning...

Sharing my recent interview for #tapintoNewark, where the local school district has seen an increase in language learners or the last few years and have decided to bus mostly ELs & segregate schools. Parents report not knowing or accessing info. www.tapinto.net/towns/newark...

How the Trump Administration is Endangering Unaccompanied Immigrant Children. Graphic of: Silhouette of parent hugging child.

📣Read our explainer with @youthlaw.bsky.social @immigrantjustice.bsky.social @acaciajustice.bsky.social and others that outlines how the Trump admin. is undercutting Congress’ clear mandate to separate the care & custody of children from DHS’ enforcement goals.

More here: bit.ly/4kzyZA6

a man is squatting in a hallway with an exit sign above him ALT: a man is squatting in a hallway with an exit sign above him

Actual footage of me having a grant proposal, dissertation defenses where I’m chair, and a guest lecture in the same four days of a week…. 😂😂😂🙈🙈💀💀

a basketball player wearing a new york jersey with the number 11 on it Alt: New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, striding triumphantly and blowing a kiss to the crowd.

*hits 'send' on final manuscript draft*

Friends doing critical ethnographic work, please send nominations! I was fortunate to receive this award last year- great support and network! 💜🙏
cae.americananthro.org/douglas-fole...

@immigrantednext.bsky.social

Thanks NYU for highlighting my two sessions today! If you want to hear about how to support families and communities and highlight community driven work come through at 3:20 in the mile high ballroom area! And then we have a wonderful panel on the impact of Plyler

#aera2025 day 2?! So many wonderful meet ups and of course more snacks #proflife #edterps #nyusteinhardt

Busy and fun #aera2025 good food and chats on the first day! #aera2025eats #denver #rioja #vitalroot

@prof-ishimaru.bsky.social 💜🙏

Excited for this invited symposium from @aera_edresearch will share our paper that we did for the Nat’l Academy of education. - Saturday at 3:20 PM! Come through! Free access to the paper: naeducation.org/wp-content/u...

OMG I was thinking how when I was a grad student and early career I was prepared with my presentations and practiced before I left for the conference now I’m like OK I’m here. I guess I should do that and get ready. Travel safely! 😅😂💜💪🏽

As special ed students are integrated more at school, teacher training is evolving General education teachers are more likely than ever to be working with students who have special needs.

www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

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Such a packed schedule, not enough selfies, but how lucky are we that we get to collectively think through the hard stuff? Love this community &
my peeps. Thank you so much @wtgrantfnd.bsky.social for creating such an inclusive space! We march on. #reducinginequality #doitforthekids #gratitude 🥰💪🏽😍

Congrats David! Sounds like an excellent project looking forward to it!

Happy to see this out after almost 2 years working on it. Grateful for my community partners who inspired the work and continue to be amazing & my brilliant co-author and friend @prof-ishimaru.bsky.social
Thanks to NAED for having us.💪🏽💜 #doitforthekids paper here: naeducation.org/wp-content/u...

It's so weird and scary to read the whole book for the last time before it's out in the world #nervous #immigranted #undocumentedinthesouth @immigrantednext.bsky.social @rutgersupress.bsky.social

Excited for a conditional acceptance, not excited for the last few minor revisions on a 60 page paper. UM. #sendhelp #almostthere #hopefully