Hidden in Blackness

Being Black and Being an Immigrant in U.S. Schools and Colleges

AvChrystal A. George Mwangi,Adaurennaya C. Onyewuenyi

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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This timely book offers a transdisciplinary approach for understanding and improving the educational experiences of Black immigrants.Hidden in Blackness analyzes the experiences, perspectives, and development of Black immigrant students, while also complicating how race, ethnicity, nativity, and nationality are understood across the P–20 education landscape. The authors unpack how Blackness and anti-Black racism in the United States can foster Black immigrants becoming hidden in Blackness in schools and education research—meaning their Black identity is homogenized into a U.S. construction of Blackness while their ethnicity, nationality, and nativity go unacknowledged or is weaponized to subjugate other people of Color. The book culminates by offering the Black Diasporic Illumination (BDI) framework with recommendations for supporting these students with a positive sense of self and abilities in the face of racial realities. BDI bridges sociocultural ecology, ethnic-racial identity and socialization scholarship, asset orientations, and critical constructions of race and racism into a transdisciplinary approach for understanding the experiences of Black immigrants in U.S. education.Book Features: Spans the experiences and outcomes of both K–12 and higher education Black immigrant students to provide a more complete picture.Integrates a structural lens that considers the role of systemic racism, nativism, xenophobia, anti-Blackness, and white supremacy embedded within the educational experience.Amplifies the rich diversity that exists among Black communities and immigrant communities in the United States.Offers researchers, practitioners, and policymakers guidance for better supporting these students through awareness of their educational experiences, needs, challenges, and successes.Provides insights into the demographic diversity of Black immigrants (e.g., parental education level, nationality, ethnicity, English-language proficiency, and citizenship/ documentation status) and how these shape educational experiences and outcomes differently.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-02-28
Mått:156 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:338 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Multicultural Education Series
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Teachers' College Press
Medarbetare:JaniceB. Fournillier
ISBN:9780807786925

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Chrystal A. George Mwangi, a transnational Black women scholar, is an associate professor of higher education at George Mason University. Adaurennaya "Ada" C. Onyewuenyi, a second-generation Nigerian of the Igbo tribe, is an associate professor of psychology and affiliate faculty of African American studies at The College of New Jersey.

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ContentsSeries Foreword James A. Banks xiForeword: What Do You Know About and How Do You Study "Black and Immigrant Students"? Janice B. Fournillier xvAcknowledgments xixIntroduction: Complicating Blackness and Immigration 1Hidden in Blackness 1Black Immigration Flows and Immigration Policies 2Black Immigrant Demographic Shifts in the United States 6How We Enter: Author Positionalities 9Organization of the Book 131. Lifting the Veil on the Landscape of Black Immigrant and U.S. Education Scholarship 14The Research Landscape 14Reframing Black Immigrants' U.S. Educational Experiences 18Conclusion 212. Complicating Racial Identity Development 22Black Identity Development Theories 22Black Immigrants and Black Identity Development 26Linking Blackness and Nativity, Ethnicity, and Nationality 31Centering Power in Understanding Black Immigrants' Racial Identity Development 383. Complicating the K–12 Education System and Structures 40School Environment 40Family vs. School or Family and School? 54Conclusion 564. Complicating K–12 Social Support and Resources: Black Immigrant Youth Navigating Gatekeepers and Shepherds 57Gatekeepers and Shepherds 58Family and Community Expectations, Socialization, and Support 58Peers as Facilitators, Supporters, or Prohibitors 67Teachers and School Counselors as Interrupters, Advocates, or Instigators 75Black Immigrant Students' Strategies to Navigate Various Environments and Relationships 80Conclusion 825. Complicating Access to Higher Education 83Framing the College-Going Process 84College-Going Motivators, Supports, and Resources 85Barriers to the College-Going Process 94Conclusion 1006. Complicating Student Experiences in Higher Education 101Adjustment to College 101Experiences With Campus Culture and Climate for Diversity 104Classroom and Academic Experiences 109Social and Peer Engagement 112Conclusion 120 7. Complicating Education and Workforce Outcomes 121Educational Outcomes: Complicating the Success Story 121Workforce Participation and Outcomes 125Conclusion: Hidden No More: The Black Diasporic Illumination Framework 131Developing the BDI Framework: Theoretical and Conceptual Grounding 131BDI Framework 133Implications for Future Research 136Implications for Education Practice and Policy 138Conclusion 140Epilogue: A Love Letter to Black Immigrant Students Navigating the U.S. Education System 142Appendix: Data Sources and Research Designs 145Endnotes 155References 157Index 193About the Authors 201