A southwestern grassroots community coalition of undocumented Mexican community members: A location for bridging resources and sociopolitical action.
coalition
social change
undocumented Hispanic/Latinx community
Journal
Journal of community psychology
ISSN: 1520-6629
Titre abrégé: J Community Psychol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0367033
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2022
04 2022
Historique:
revised:
08
09
2021
received:
28
06
2021
accepted:
21
10
2021
pubmed:
16
11
2021
medline:
14
4
2022
entrez:
15
11
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The current nativist and ethnocentric policies and rhetoric put forward in the United States have compromised the safety of undocumented Hispanic/Latinx Americans. Many in these communities abstain from overt action toward change. Nonetheless, there are examples of community members who embrace the narrative "undocumented and unafraid." Through in-depth individual interviews and focus groups, we qualitatively examined how undocumented Mexican community coalition members (N = 10), focused on enacting socio-political change on behalf of their predominantly Mexican southwestern community, understood the role of their group as a venue for bridging resources and social action. Findings centered on three specific broad themes: (1) Meeting Community Needs: A Disconnection from Resources; (2) Community Coalition as a Space for Bridging Resources; and (3) Community Coalition as a Space for Activism and Social Change.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1650-1667Informations de copyright
© 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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