Foreword xi
JU HONG
"It's Okay" xv
BO THAI
Introduction 1
KEVIN ESCUDERO AND RACHEL FREEMAN-WONG
PART ONE
Historical Context and Theorizing the Nexus of Race and "Illegality"
1 Toward a Critical Understanding of the Historical and Sociopolitical Contexts for Asian American College Students in Mixed-Status Im/migrant Families
RIKKA DE JOYA VENTURANZA
2 Negotiating Racialized "Illegality"
JESSICA LAW
PART TWO
Community-Based Methodological Approaches and Reclaiming Representations of Asian Undocumented Immigrant Experiences
3 Tsismis/Chisme as an Undocumented Community-Responsive Tool: Co-Conspiratorial Research to Action
TRACY LACHICA BUENAVISTA
4 "Not Your Model Minority": Undocumented and Multilingual Asian Activists at the Margins of the University
SARA P. LOPEZ AMEZQUITA
5 Sacred Silhouettes: The Legacy of Brown Girl Joy Productions
AMRITPAL KAUR, AMANDEEP KAUR, AND JASPREET KAUR
PART THREE
Family, Faith, and Navigating Higher Education in the United States
6 Given and Chosen Family: The Central Pillar for Undocumented Asian College Students' Value for Civic Engagement
CYNTHIA MARIBEL ALCANTAR, RACHEL FREEMAN-WONG, VICTORIA KIM, 'INOKE HAFOKA, TRISHA MAZUMDER, AND SET HERNANDEZ
7 "Rooted Around Church": The Role of the Korean Protestant Church in the Lives of Undocumented Korean Young Adults
ESTHER YOONA CHO
8 Chardi Kala: Resilience and Perseverance Through Adversity
PRATISHTHA KHANNA
9 Embracing Dreams Against Odds: A DACA Recipient's Reflection on Navigating Higher Education and a Career in STEM
ZHELIN JEFF LI
PART FOUR
Mental Health, Activism, and Community Healing
10 The Intersection of Identity: Navigating My Undocumented Asian Experience and Becoming an UndocuAsian Mental Health Professional
HUYEN "KIKI" VO
11 Recollecting Resistance: A Retrospection on UPLIFT's UndocuAsian Community Organizing During the DACA Era and Trump Administration
SIYUE LENA WANG AND MADISON VILLANUEVA
Epilogue
RACHEL FREEMAN-WONG AND KEVIN ESCUDERO
Appendix
Acknowledgments
Notes on Contributors
Index
