Myth Busting

2019 ◽  
pp. 205-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy Bussert-Webb ◽  
María E. Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Agency Staff ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Parents Involvement ◽  
The U.S

This longitudinal qualitative study, involving low-income parents and children, tutorial-agency staff, and one college student (all Latinx), took place in a city along the U.S./Mexico border. Data sources included field notes through participant observation, questionnaires, and interviews. The authors asked, “How are parents involved in their children's education? What limitations or barriers do they express?” Using a social justice framework and grounded-theory data analysis, these types of parental involvement emerged: academic, social skills, school volunteerism, extracurricular activities, community, and college enrollment. Conversely, parents expressed involvement obstacles. Implications relate to changing the deficit discourse regarding low-income, immigrant parents' involvement. Collaborating with families to create equitable educational outcomes for minoritized children is imperative.

Myth Busting

2021 ◽  
pp. 353-376
Author(s):  
Kathy Bussert-Webb ◽  
María E. Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Agency Staff ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Parents Involvement ◽  
The U.S

This longitudinal qualitative study, involving low-income parents and children, tutorial-agency staff, and one college student (all Latinx), took place in a city along the U.S./Mexico border. Data sources included field notes through participant observation, questionnaires, and interviews. The authors asked, “How are parents involved in their children's education? What limitations or barriers do they express?” Using a social justice framework and grounded-theory data analysis, these types of parental involvement emerged: academic, social skills, school volunteerism, extracurricular activities, community, and college enrollment. Conversely, parents expressed involvement obstacles. Implications relate to changing the deficit discourse regarding low-income, immigrant parents' involvement. Collaborating with families to create equitable educational outcomes for minoritized children is imperative.

scholarly journals Some Children Left Behind

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Elizabeth Rosas
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
The United States ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Citizenship Status ◽  
South Central ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
South Central Los Angeles ◽  
The U.S

Using a combination of oral life history interviews, field observation, and conversations with undocumented Mexican immigrant parents raising children born in the United States in South Central Los Angeles, California, this in-depth consideration of the state of emergency they face as a result of the U.S. government's implementation of the Criminal Alien Program (CAP) and Secure Communities Program (SCP) reveals their uniquely local and transnational confrontation of an increasingly insecure family situation that stretches across the U.S.-Mexico border and throughout U.S. inner cities, like South Central Los Angeles. The visibly public alienation these children, most recently identified as citizen kids endure makes evident that tragically they are most vulnerable to the indignities born out of these programs. The convergence of minor offenses committed by their parents, the illegality of their immigration status, and these children's U.S. citizenship status have paved the way for an incalculable loss that is most palpable when pausing to observe their multifaceted alienation. The relationship between these children's citizenship status, family relationships, day to day interactions, and these program's implementation reveals an underestimated yet infinitely tragic state of emergency.

Hereditary Breast Cancer Risk Analysis in Uninsured Mexican-Origin Women Living in the U.S.–Mexico Border Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 118-124
Author(s):  
Jennifer J. Salinas ◽  
Renet Roy ◽  
Alok K. Dwivedi ◽  
Navkiran K. Shokar
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Hereditary Breast Cancer ◽  
The United States ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
The U.S

Purpose: This article describes the risk of hereditary breast cancer (HBC) in low-income Hispanic women living on the U.S.–Mexico border using the Pedigree Assessment Tool (PAT). Method: The PAT was administered as part of the El Paso and Hudspeth County Breast Cancer Education, Screening and NavigaTion program (BEST). Baseline data ( n = 1,966) from this program was used to analyze risk factors for HBC. Analysis was conducted to determine significant covariates associated with the presence of any PAT risk factors. Results: The PAT identified 17% (95% CI [15%, 19%]) of the women in the study as having some risk of HBC. Having had a mammogram within 3 years was significantly associated with having any PAT risk factors (odds ratio [OR] = 1.79, p = .006). Women who immigrated to the United States during childbearing age (OR = 0.610, p = .009) or during peri/menopause (OR = 0.637, p = .024) were significantly less likely to have any PAT risk factors. Discussion: The PAT instrument detected a substantial pool of women who may be at risk for HBC. A significant proportion of these women were not up to date mammogram. Conclusions: The PAT is an effective tool to identify women at risk for HBC and encourage regular screening.

scholarly journals The psychological effects of forced family separation on asylum-seeking children and parents at the US-Mexico border: A qualitative analysis of medico-legal documents

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0259576
Author(s):  
Kathryn Hampton ◽  
Elsa Raker ◽  
Hajar Habbach ◽  
Linda Camaj Deda ◽  
Michele Heisler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Family Separation ◽  
Zero Tolerance Policy ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
The Us ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The U.S

The U.S. government forcibly separated more than 5,000 children from their parents between 2017 and 2018 through its “Zero Tolerance” policy. It is unknown how many of the children have since been reunited with their parents. As of August 1, 2021, however, at least 1,841 children are still separated from their parents. This study systematically examined narratives obtained as part of a medico-legal process by trained clinical experts who interviewed and evaluated parents and children who had been forcibly separated. The data analysis demonstrated that 1) parents and children shared similar pre-migration traumas and the event of forced family separation in the U.S.; 2) they reported signs and symptoms of trauma following reunification; 3) almost all individuals met criteria for DSM diagnoses, even after reunification; 4) evaluating clinicians consistently concluded that mental health treatment was indicated for both parents and children; and 5) signs of malingering were absent in all cases.

“Neutral” Talk in Educating for Activism

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary J. Adler
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Religious Organizations ◽  
Undocumented Immigration ◽  
Undocumented Migrants ◽  
Immigrant Communities ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
The U.S

Gary J. Adler, Jr.’s chapter argues that in discussions about undocumented immigration, progressive religious organizations and actors employ a style of “formal neutrality,” which allows them to represent “all sides” of this contentious debate and protect their “non-partisan” status. Based on participant observation with BorderLinks, a transnational organization that leads weeklong immersion trips across the U.S.-Mexico border as part of its strategy of “raising awareness, inspiring action” against the injustices done to undocumented migrants, immigrant communities, and border cities, the chapter finds that this “neutral” style of talk may not generate the activism that its practitioners hope, since it fails to fully connect the experiences of participants with narratives of injustice or pathways to potential action.

scholarly journals Language attitudes and language practices of the Lebanese community in the UK

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (269) ◽  
pp. 179-202
Author(s):  
Zeina Eid ◽  
Julia Sallabank
Keyword(s):  
Language Attitudes ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
Cultural Significance ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Family Culture ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
The Uk

Abstract The number of Lebanese immigrants in the UK has dramatically increased in recent years, motivated by socio-political and economic pressures and in pursuit of academic excellence. This is one of the first studies to explore the attitudes of Lebanese parents and British-Lebanese children towards Arabic (Lebanese Arabic [LA] and Modern Standard Arabic [MSA]) in the UK. The data were collected from semi-structured interviews with 24 parents and 15 children, participant observation and field notes. Results indicate that Lebanese parents and children believe that HL maintenance can foster a sense of Lebaneseness, and help children access the highly valued socio-cultural significance of LA. MSA is regarded in high esteem, but Muslim children appreciate MSA more for its “pride” value than for instrumental “profit” purposes. This illustrates that the notions of “pride” and “profit” are not clear-cut in a linguistic market where multilingualism is undervalued and European foreign languages outweigh Arabic varieties, even MSA despite its global significance. For HL speakers, the “pride” value of the HL in family, culture and religion may outweigh both profit incentives and hegemonic language ideologies.

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