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“ Estamos aquí pero no soy de aqui” : American Mexican Youth, Belonging and Schooling in Rural, Central Mexico
Author(s) -
Bybee Eric Ruiz,
Feinauer Whiting Erin,
Jensen Bryant,
Savage Victoria,
Baker Alisa,
Holdaway Emma
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1111/aeq.12333
Subject(s) - sociology , mexican americans , citizenship , sociocultural evolution , gender studies , ethnography , political science , anthropology , politics , ethnic group , law
This article explores notions of belonging and citizenship for “American Mexican” students—Mexican‐heritage youth born in the United States who return to Mexico with their families. Our findings reveal belonging as a sociocultural practice that participants negotiated spatially and relationally, chiefly by making their US‐born status more and less visible within particular spaces at school. The experiences of American‐Mexican youth reveal the crucial roles of migration and belonging in shaping civic identities and future potentials in a transnational world.