New Destinations: A Book Collection of Hispanic and Latino Immigration Narratives

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 Websites with Immigration Resources:

• https://mydocumentedlife.org/about/

Mission:

• "Our mission at My Undocumented Life is to provide up-to-date information and resources to undocumented students, their families, and allies (including educators, counselors, and administrators). We post scholarship opportunities that are open to undocumented students, strategies for navigating the educational system while undocumented, information on how to apply for DACA, upcoming immigration-related events, news on immigration policies, and much more. Most importantly, we want to provide a sense of community to our diverse group of readers. With over 2 million views, hundreds of resources shared, over 200 schools and organizations sharing our work with their networks, and over 60 guest contributors, My Undocumented Life has become one of the largest online platforms serving undocumented community members across the country since 2011. You can read more about our background here, our team, and our collaborators. A reader’s testimonial: “I want to thank you for inspiring us…to go further in our lives and providing tools that help us achieve our academic goals.”  See our testimonial page to read what our diverse group of readers have to say." (My Undocumented Life: Up-to-date information & resources for undocumented students, families, and allies) 

Podcast: 

• "Javier Zamora was nine years old when he made the journey from El Salvador to the U.S.-Mexico border. Last year, nearly 20 years later, he returned to the country where he was born, to apply for a visa that will allow him to continue to live in the U.S. In this award-winning episode from our vault, we follow Javier's return in his own words: through audio diaries, archival family tape, and interviews. "The Return" is an intimate portrait of what gets left behind when we immigrate and what we can gain when we return." (Provided by Spotify)
• Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2fEHjfs2Xstw40nlBEnStl

Youtube/ TEDx Talks Video:

Not Mexican or American Enough: Bicultural Identity Struggles | Ranchel Alvarado | TEDxSHSU

• "Have you ever struggled to know who you are? For Ranchel Alvarado, figuring out her identity as a Mexican American has been challenging. Living in two cultures that were vastly different, she often felt caught in the middle, like she was not enough. In Mexico, some of her friends and family perceived her as too American. In the United States, she was often told to go back to where she came from. In this talk, Alvarado shares some of these experiences and how they have shaped her identity. She offers tips on how bicultural individuals can come to realize the strength derived from their multiple identities. She calls on all of us to recognize that we are enough. Ranchel Alvarado was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and is a student at Sam Houston State University. She is passionate about helping others and has always intended for her profession to involve helping others. Ranchel is majoring in criminal justice and minoring in human services, although her career path will be different from the conventional criminal justice route. Ranchel plans to pursue a master's degree in social work or counseling as it allows her to serve people and remain connected to the criminal justice system. Ranchel proudly serves as the Co-President of the Honors Student Advisory Council, which represents Sam Houston’s Honors College, among many other campus organizations. A fun fact about her is that her name was not planned; it was a happy accident, and while her name is spelled as Ranchel, it is pronounced as “Rachel”. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community." (TEDx Talks Channel) 

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Image obtained from https://latinxsinkidlit.com/

Online Platform for Hispanic and Latino Authors and Readers

• Latinxs in Kid Lit
• Mission:
  • Our vision is to:

    • engage with works about, for, and/or by Latinxs;

    • offer a broad forum on Latinx children’s, MG, and YA books;

    • promote literacy and the love of books within the Latinx community;

    • examine the historical and contemporary state of Latinx characters;

    • encourage interest in Latinx children’s, MG, and YA literature among non-Latinx readers;

    • share perspectives and resources that can be of use to writers, authors, illustrators, librarians, parents, teachers, scholars, and other stakeholders in literacy and publishing.

  • On this site, you’ll find:

    • posts about Latinxs in children’s literature;

    • lists of books that we have read and reviewed with links to those reviews. Please read our Review Policy before requesting a review.

    • book talks, where we’ll highlight books we’re reading and explain why you should be reading them, too;

    • interviews with writers and illustrators about their creative journeys;

    • interviews with agents and editors about the publishing process;

    • teaching ideas;

    • articles and news links aimed at writers and others involved in literacy and publishing;

    • guest posts

All this information was obtained from https://latinxsinkidlit.com/our-mission/)