Ethnic Studies Revival Series
We Are Children of the Corn/Somos Hija/os del Maíz
Husks of Hope, Resistance, and Latina/o Educational Success
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Published: July 2025
9781975506674
$42.95
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Publisher: Myers Education Press
6" x 9"Language: English
We Are Children of the Corn/Somos Hija/os del Maíz: Husks of Hope, Resistance, and Latina/o Educational Success is a collection of empirical studies that explores the complex and multi-faceted journeys of Latina/o/x students. With maíz (corn) as the guiding symbol, this book incorporates indigenous teachings and knowledge to highlight the pillars and resources of support—referred to as “husks”—that nurture Latina/o students' growth, resilience, and achievement as they navigate the U.S. schooling system. This anthology offers examples that underscore the role of schools, families, and communities in shaping Latina/o students’ trajectories from pre-K to higher education. The volume builds upon the parent book, The Chicana/o/x Dream, by examining the intersectional experiences of Latina/o students in varied educational contexts, the resources they access within educational spaces, and their familial and community support systems. Using the Framework of Atravesada/o/xs Nepantleando (FAN), the authors in this anthology illustrate how Latina/o students become nepantlera/os—change agents who create and foster diverse cultural spaces and advocate for transformation. The book is organized around three themes: planting seeds to foster college access, cultivating students to foster college readiness, and harvesting to support college completion. Through these themes, the volume aims to empower educators, researchers, and policymakers to foster diverse, equitable, and inclusive school and community spaces that amplify Latina/o student voice and center their experiences.
We Are Children of the Corn/Somos Hija/os del Maíz is a valuable contribution to the scholarship on the Latina/o/x student experience in the United States. It is the perfect text for a variety of courses in Ethnic Studies and Cultural Studies.
Series Foreword
Gilberto Q. Conchas and Mahmoud Suleiman
Foreword
Francesca A. López
Introduction
Husks of Hope, Resistance, and Latina/o/x Educational Success
Gilberto Q. Conchas, Victor DeAlba, and Nancy Acevedo
Chapter 1
Undocumented Latina/o/x Students Straddling High School Borderlands: Nepantleando, A Sense of Belonging
Eduardo Mosqueda and Raul Meneses Samperio
Chapter 2
Cultivating Nepantlera/o/x Teachers: Planting the Seed for Knowledge Production and College Preparation Among Latina/o/x Youth
Omar Davila Jr., Thalia Rodriguez, Mikaela Dacanay, Brianna Roberto, Donna Garcia, and Aaron Rivas
Chapter 3
Excerpt From “Arquitecta De Mis Sueños: Activating Students’ Home Pedagogies in an Oakland 8th Grade Humanities Classroom”
Jacey de la Torre
Chapter 4
Advancing An Atravesada/o/xs Nepantlera Summer Bridge Curriculum: Nurturing Latina/o/x Student Facultad in College Access and Transition
Brianna R. Ramirez
Chapter 5
The Ambivalent Experiences of Undocumented Students as Atravesada/o/xs Neplantleando in STEM at a Community College During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Practical Lessons for the Cultivation of College Readiness in Higher Education
Luis M. Andrade
Chapter 6
Cultivating Equitable Outcomes for Latina/o/x Students: Examining the Implications of Implementing A.B. 705
Audrey Baca Lopez and Victor DeAlba
Chapter 7
“Unapologetically and Proudly ... A Young Mexican American”: Capturing the Hope and Resistance of Chicana/o/x Students through Testimonios
Gilberto Q. Conchas and Victor DeAlba
Chapter 8
Cosechando Éxito: Growing Academic Familias That Facilitate Student and Institutional Transformation
Arlene Cano Matute, Alexis Meza, Elizabeth Claassen Thrush, and Louie F. Rodriguez
Chapter 9
“This Space Is Not Open to All”: Nepantleando in McNair Undergraduate Research Programs to Nurture College Completion
Samantha Prado Robledo
Chapter 10
Empowering Latina/o/x Youth by Reconnecting to Our Ancestral and
Indigenous Roots
Nancy Acevedo, Gilberto Q. Conchas, and Victor DeAlba
About the Authors
Index
