High School Latinx Counternarratives

Juan Ríos Vega is an assistant professor at Bradley University, Department of Teacher Education, Counseling, and Leadership. He earned an M.A. in curriculum and teaching with an emphasis in ESL from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; a women’s and gender studies certificate from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; and a Ph.D. in philosophy in educational studies with a cultural studies concentration from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In 2014, he received the Daniel A. Solórzano Mentoring Program Award. In 2015, Dr. Ríos Vega published his first book Counterstorytelling Narratives of Latino Teenage Boys: From Vergüenza to Échale Ganas.

• List of Figures – Latinx Voices Counternarratives – Introduction – Summary – (Im)migration Journey – Border Crossers – Leaving the Island(s) – Parental Support – Navigating High School – Discrimination and Racism – Tracking and Low Expectations – Undocuqueers – ESL Class – Post-High School – College and DACA – New Families and Jobs – Broken Dreams and Resilience – Conclusions, Implications, and Final Words – Introduction – Book Questions – Major Implications – Final Words.