Supporting College Students of Immigrant Origin
New Insights from Research, Policy, and Practice

Explores the higher educational journeys of students of immigrant origin, providing policy, practice, and research implications.

Blake R. Silver (Edited by), Graziella Pagliarulo McCarron (Edited by)

9781009408264, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 23 May 2024

492 pages
22.8 x 15.1 x 2.6 cm, 0.71 kg

Over 5 million college students in the United States – nearly one-in-three students currently enrolled – are of immigrant origin, meaning they are either the children of immigrant parents or guardians and/or immigrants themselves. These students accounted for almost 60% of the growth in higher education enrolment in the 21st century. Nevertheless, there is very little research dedicated to this student population's specific experiences of postsecondary education, with similar absences discernible within the realms of higher education policy and practice. Although college campuses are making important progress in building more inclusive spaces, conversations about climate and student care rarely account for the journeys of students of immigrant origin. Featuring 20 chapters written by more than 50 contributors, this book addresses this glaring omission. The authors examine how students of immigrant origin experience the road to, through, and beyond higher education, while, simultaneously, speaking to evidence-based implications for policy, research, and practice.

Foreword
Part I. Beginnings: 1. Understanding college students of immigrant origin Blake R. Silver and Graziella Pagliarulo McCarron
2. The college enrollment process for students of immigrant origin Phoebe Ho
3. Multilingual adolescent mentors and tailored college knowledge for immigrant students Melanie Jones Gast, Yohimar Sivira-Gonzalez, James S. Chisholm and Trisha Douin
4. The role of family histories in students of immigrant origin's aspirations and college decision-making process Leslie Patricia Luqueño
5. Complicating college readiness for students of immigrant origin Marilyn Garcia-Fragoso and Diego E. Alemán
Part II. Experiences: 6. Funds of knowledge as strategic food and campus navigation at selective, affluent universities Nathan F. Alleman, Sarah E. Madsen, and Cara Cliburn Allen
7. Psychosocial stressors and coping strategies in racially and ethnically diverse undocumented college students Rosalie A. Torres Stone, Kathryn Sabella, and Alessandra Bazo Vienrich
8. How colleges can support working students of immigrant origin Janese Free and Katrin Križ
9. First-generation college women of immigrant origin and perspectives on the role of gender in their experiences on- and off-campus Graziella Pagliarulo McCarron, Sara Montiel and Sharrell Hassell-Goodman
10. Second generation afghan immigrants navigating racial and ethnic identity in college Omar Aziz
11. The COVID-19 pandemic and undocumented Hispanic/Latino/x college men Luis Ponjuán, Rodrigo Aguayo, Jase Kugiya, Armando Lizarraga, Emmet Campos and Victor Sáenz
Part III. Institutional Arrangements: 12. Student success considerations for first-generation, working-class latinx college students Norma A. Nuñez-Pacheco and Georgianna L. Martin
13. Honoring immigrant college students' funds of knowledge through appreciative advising Jayne K. Sommers, Joel Navam and Matthew A. Witenstein
14. How institutional policies and practices impact black immigrant college students' experiences Dayne Hutchinson, Brenda Nyandiko Sanya, Dawn Ogali-Frederic and Martha Kakooza
15. Understanding the personal support networks of first-generation college students from immigrant backgrounds Andrea Lopez Salazar, Hoori Santikian Kalamkarian, and Melissa L. Herman
16. Institutional responsibility for international student well-being and belongingness Madhunika sai Suresh, James D. Wagnon, Terra N. Hall, Rebecca M. Campos, Sharon Wakio, Edgar Virgüez and Jenny Sperling
Part IV. Looking forward: 17. Exploring the postsecondary experiences and aspirations of newcomer college students Aaron Leo
18. Supporting undocumented students through pre-college, college, and post-college transitions Elizabeth A. Jach, Daniel Corral, Gerardo Mancilla and Stacey R. Hansen
19. Stemming undocumented student departure from higher education Yesenia Muruato and Jon K. Coleman
20. A Duoethnography of immigrant educators' experiences in higher education Michelle Maria Leao and Stephen John Quaye
Epilogue: Community as resistance and rebellion for aspiring educators of immigrant origin Amanda Frye and Tina Cheuk.

Subject Areas: Educational psychology [JNC]