¡Estamos Aquí y Somos Importantes!: Fostering Latinx First-Generation College Undocumented/DACAmented Students’ Sense of Belonging and Well-Being with Culturally Responsive Mentoring
Cintia Alaniz,
Alberta M. Gloria
Abstract:I'm here, I got accepted to the university…as a DACA recipient and the first in my family to attend a four-year university, I'm thrilled, proud of my accomplishments…and yet I'm not sure about meeting with Professor Cullen from my department today. I have no idea what to expect or what questions to ask. Is it safe to share my immigration status with them? Will they understand what it means to be a DACA recipient? What do I say, will he think that my DACA is expired, and I'm going to lose my job? How will I pay… Show more
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