Emerging Voices: Breaking the Silence

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• Emerging Voices Breaking the Silence

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ASPIRE

• The first pan-Asian undocumented youth group to
  organize for immigrant rights

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Our Families Matter
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• Standing up

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• Speaking up

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• APIs are the fastest growing immigrant group in US

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Why is it hard for API undocumented youth to come
out of the shadows?
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Stigma within community
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Isolation
Many API undocumented youths experience isolation
because their voices are not heard.
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Model Minority Myth
VS
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Racialization of Immigration
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• There is no easy way to identify an API as
  undocumented

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What can educators do?

• Be aware that API undocumented youth exist
• Utilize resources available to undocumented youth
• Show support for immigrant rights
• Language inclusivity

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From our membership

• Emphasize that immigration status should not be a
  deterrent
• Be aware of groups organizing and provide support
  for undocumented youth
• One on One (with caution)

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• Refer them to us )