Immigration status

Cases of immigrant status

Case 11.1 : An assigned Nickname* Ethnic and linguistic diversity. *Cultural Identity. *Language and cultural barriers.

Case 11.2: I'm Not Black* Cultural and Racial diversity. *Perception of hirarchy *Immigrant identity. *Educator's perception.

Immigration

It is possible that Sarai agreed to change her name even if she did not really want to be called “Sara.” Why might she have done that?

As educators, what do you think we can do to enable our students who are navigating their immigration identities to feel a sense of belonging at school?

Mr. Werth expressed a color-evasive mentality when he said that he tries to see only the commonalities among his students. How might this color-evasive approach affect his ability to understand and address the situation effectively?

How can schools engage immigrant families in order to foster academic success among students?

Do you see any similarities, diferences between Ms. Goodwin and Mr. Werth in regard to adressing Identity?

Bibliography: Gorski, P., & Pothini, S. G. (2024). Case Studies on Diversity and Social Justice Education (3rd ed.). Routledge.