Immigrant Children Negotiate School : The Border in Our Hearts

Vukelich-Selva gives voice to young Latino immigrant students from a school, Prairie Heights, in the upper Midwest. While the students' presence is growing exponentially, they have not been granted full participation in the school's circles of power. Vukelich-Selva takes their stories out of the shadows and places them in the larger historical context of immigrant students and education. She offers insight regarding the importance of the border and related issues of citizenship for Latino immigrant students. She urges educators to listen to and respect the stories of their Latino students and to understand the crucial ways that race, culture, and legal status impact student identity and success. School and the borderlands Untangling many threads Room 134 and the shadowlands Remapping race at Prairie Heights Borderlines and border crossings: belonging and legal status at school Gatekeepers, language and lost opportunity at Prairie Heights A changing landscape Where are they now?