ERIC Number: EJ1208352
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Mar
Pages: 11
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College as the Great Liberator: Undocuqueer Immigrants' Meaning Making in and out of Higher Education
Cisneros, Jesus
Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, v12 n1 p74-84 Mar 2019
The higher education literature has not broadly attended to the ways gender, sexuality, and immigration status, as interconnected systems of oppression, shape undocuqueer immigrants' experiences and perceptions of higher education. This study centers the voices of 31 undocuqueer immigrants via their personal narratives to highlight the ways that gender, sexuality, and immigration status are interrelated within the context of higher education. Three themes were most relevant to participants' meaning-making experiences: survival first, building community in college, and college as the great liberator. Implications for higher education research and practice are discussed.
Descriptors: College Students, Undocumented Immigrants, Homosexuality, Sex, Sexuality, Immigration, Higher Education, Resilience (Psychology), Academic Persistence, Social Support Groups, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Safety, Sexual Identity, Self Expression, Personal Narratives
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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