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Chapter 14 - How Institutional Policies and Practices Impact Black Immigrant College Students’ Experiences

from Part III - Institutional Arrangements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2024

By
Dayne Hutchinson ,
Brenda Nyandiko Sanya ,
Dawn Ogali-Frederic  and
Martha Kakooza
Edited by
Blake R. Silver  and
Graziella Pagliarulo McCarron
Blake R. Silver
Affiliation:
George Mason University
Graziella Pagliarulo McCarron
Affiliation:
George Mason University
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Summary

Since the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, Black immigrants have migrated to the United States in increasing numbers (Tamir & Anderson, 2022) and have helped transform the Black population (Kent, 2007) in the United States broadly and within higher education (George Mwangi, 2014). Despite their racialization, experiences, and collective interests among Black students, Black immigrant collegians’ histories are distinct from Black students who are descendants of enslaved Africans. Even though they have specific educational and cultural supports to address their needs, Black immigrant collegian experiences are often understudied or excluded from immigrant scholarship (George Mwangi, 2014; Hutchinson, 2018). Further ignored are the impacts of colonialism and marginalization in US culture that shape Black immigrant student experiences (Kasinitz, 2008). This chapter analyzes institutional forces that impact Black immigrant experiences on US campuses, with particular attention to broader histories of colonialism and marginalization. We utilize an emergent framework, Culturally Engaging Campus Environments (Museus & Smith, 2016), to explore how Black immigrants navigate higher education.

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Black immigrantsBlack immigrant collegianshigher educationpolicyrace
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Supporting College Students of Immigrant Origin
New Insights from Research, Policy, and Practice
 , pp. 290 - 309
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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