LatCrit and Education Volume 1

Juan A. Ríos Vega is an Associate Professor in the Education Department at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. He earned his doctorate in Philosophy in Educational Studies, Cultural Studies Concentration from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2014), Women’s and Gender Studies Certificate (2014). His research focuses on multilingual learners, critical race theory, queers of color epistemologies, and social justice education. In 2020, Dr. Ríos published High School Latinx Counternarratives: Experiences in School and Post-graduation. This book was selected as one of the 2021 Critics Choice Awards Books by the American Educational Studies Association (AESA). Yolanda (Jolie) Medina is Professor and Chair of the Teacher Education Department at the Borough of Manhattan Community College/City University of New York where she teaches Social Foundations of Education. She is the author of Critical Aesthetic Pedagogy: Toward a Theory of Self and Social Empowerment (2012), the co-author of Latinos/as on the East Coast: A Critical Reader (2015), the Social Foundations Reader Volumes I and II (2016 and 2024) and The Encyclopedia of Critical Understandings of Latinx and Global Education (2022). She has numerous journal articles and book chapters on Critical Race Theory, LatCrit and Education, and Arts and Education. In addition, she is the editor of the Critical Studies of Latinx in the Americas book series.

• Marc Tamarit-Galdon: An Overview of Identity, Power, and Intersectionality Issues Across Child Language Brokers in the United States - Kristen McInerney: Best Practices for Engaging Newcomer Families and Fostering Belonging - LeAnne Salazar Montoya, Gina Delgado, and Tracie Trinidad: Beyond Stereotypes: A LatCrit Inquiry into Societal Assumptions about Latinx People - Marina Lambrinou: Is it me? Am I dumb?": Examining the Nested Policy Contexts and Educational Experiences of Undocumented and Mixed Status Youth in North Carolina - Catherine Rogers-Casarez and Alyssa Sanchez: Just For Girls Club: Sólo Para Chicas Preparándonos Para el Future: A Restorative Practice - Gerardo Mancilla, Esmeralda M. Rodriguez, and Julissa Ventura: Key Strategies in Developing a Culturally Affirming Pre-college Program for Latinx Youth　- June C. Straight: LatCrit Perspectives in Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies: Fostering Microrecognitions Through Southern U.S. Borderland High School Journalism Instruction - Alejandra Amaris Fernández Morgado, Iggy Monsalve, and Ana Paula Fabian Freire: Latina Special Educators Seeking Access and Cultural Relevance for their Multicultural, Multilingual, Multiply Marginalized Students - Alexandra Cruz: Latina Teachers: The Role of Teacher Identity in Education and Student Achievement - Sandra Vandervilt and David Hernandez-Saca: Learning from Our Stories with Paraprofessionals: LatDisCrit as a Framework for Honoring Multidimensional Student Identities in Special Education - Irene M. Sanchez: Tell Them Where You’re From: A Testimonio on Belonging and Empowerment in Latino Studies - Mayra García-Díaz: Testimonio: A Critical Parental Involvement Network - Pedro Martinez and Luis Fernando Macías: The Forgotten Kids: Latino Veterans’ Recollection of Their Military Recruitment in High School - Jessica Miguel and Lilly Padía: "They Told Us Not to Use Spanish": Linguistic Ideologies & Disabled Bilingual Youth - Christina Dutra Rodefeld: Towards Developing Social Studies Curricula that Promote and Validate Latinx Voices and Experiences in New York City’s Middle Schools - Alexandra Arraiz: Towards a Pedagogy of Cariño - Diana Porras and LLuliana Alonso: Williams v. California: Creating Visibility of Latinx Activism in the Quest for Educational Justice