Childhood narratives and the lived experiences of Hispanic and Latinx college students with uncertain immigration statuses in North Carolina
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8110295 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Monico (0000-0003-0326-4813, Human Service Studies, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA, corresponding author), David F Duncan (0000-0002-2806-5864), David Duncan (0000-0003-2768-576X, Law, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | sup2 |
| Pages | 1822620-1822620 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-2623 • E-ISSN: 1748-2631 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17482631.2020.1822620 |
| PMID | 33297900 |
| OpenAlex | W3111304802 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 40 |
Childhood narratives are essential to identifying critical issues in their development and developing strategies to reduce risk and build resilience. Ambiguous loss, a psychological risk factor, has emerged as a critical issue among families with uncertain immigration statuses including the recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). This population encounters barriers to accessing mental health resources and educational services, which compel them to use coping strategies to rebound from adversity. Interviews were conducted with 13 students, most being DACA recipients, of Hispanic and Latinx identities attending higher education institutions in North Carolina. The article focuses on the participants' experience as children prior to the U.S. government decision to rescind their deferred status. Identified risk factors include structural barriers to educational success, health and well-being, and criminalization of undocumented immigrants, confounded with childhood trauma of migration and other mental health consequences. The study found that participants experienced emotional trauma since their arrival in the U.S., starting in childhood, and in some cases, manifesting maladaptive behaviours adversely affecting their health and well-being through their lifespan. The authors recommend comprehensive assistance interventions and more appropriate institutional and community immigrant support systems for these students and their families
Archaeology · Art · Geography · Immigration · Literature · Narrative · Sociology · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Gender Studies
Lives in Limbo
The Physical and Psychological Well-Being of Immigrant Children
Unauthorized Status and Youth Development in the United States
Making Immigrants into Criminals
Immigrant Family Resilience in Context
I Can’t Go to College Because I Don’t Have Papers”
Childhood narratives
To Go Back up the Side Hill
Ni de aquí ni from there’. Navigating between contexts
The Trauma and Complicated Grief of Ambiguous Loss
Forced Child–Family Separations in the Southwestern U.S. Border Under the “Zero-Tolerance” Policy
To dream or not to dream
Immigration and Educational Inequality
Naturalistic inquiry
Immigrant Inclusion in the Safety Net
Irregular Immigration Status Impacts for Children in the USA
Forced Child-Family Separations in the Southwestern US Border Under the “Zero-Tolerance” Policy
Acculturative Stress and Specific Coping Strategies among Immigrant and Later Generation College Students
Acculturative Stress Among Documented and Undocumented Latino Immigrants in the United States
From generation to generation
Growing Up in the Shadows
Learning to Be Illegal
Becoming Dacamented
Growing Up American
Multigenerational Punishment
Deconstructing Immigrant Illegality
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |