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Title: 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 )
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