Living, Learning, and Languaging Across Borders Students Between the US and Mexico

Addressing the roles of education, language, and identity in cyclical migration, this book highlights the voices and experiences of transborder students in Mexico who were born or raised in the US. The stories develop a portrait of the lived realities, joys, and challenges that young people face across elementary, secondary, and tertiary levels.

The book not only discusses migration and education policies and pedagogies grounded in the fluid lives of these young people, but its photography also presents their experiences in a visual dimension that words alone cannot capture. This in-depth, multimodal study examines the interplay of language, power, and schooling as they affect students and their families to provide insights for educators to develop meaningful pedagogies that are responsive to students? border crossing experiences.

Living, Learning, and Languaging Across Borders is a vital resource for pre- and in-service teachers, teacher educators, graduate students and scholars in bilingual and multilingual education, literacy and language policy, and immigration and education in the US, Mexico, and beyond. It offers important insights into the complex landscapes transborder students navigate, and considers policy and pedagogy implications that reject problematic assumptions and humanize approaches to the education and migration experiences of transborder students.

Acknowledgements

Author and Photographer Biographies

Foreword

Preface

Part I: Overview of Cyclical Migration

Chapter 1: Return Migration in Context: Policies, Demographics and Terminology

Chapter 2: Transborder Students and Families

Chapter 3: Family Return to Mexico

Part II: Issues Impacting Students

Chapter 4: Shifting National Identities and Immigration Statuses

Chapter 5: Language Learning, Unlearning, and Relearning

Chapter 6: Two Countries, One Education

Part III: Lessons Learned

Chapter 7: Policy and Pedagogy Implications

Epilogue: Where Are They Now?

Tatyana Kleyn is Associate Professor and Director of the Bilingual Education and TESOL Programs at The City College of New York, USA.

Tim Porter is a photographer and journalist who has worked for a variety of newspapers as a reporter and editor.