By DAYSI I was unsure whether I would ever enroll in college after high school, let alone become a professor and researcher. My journey to higher education mirrors the experiences of many undocumented immigrants and deeply motivated my work in the… Read More ›
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(Un)studied Complicity: Cross-examining Undocumented Immigrant Student Participation in the U.S. Education System
Guest interview featuring Alonso As part of the UndocuScholarship series at My Undocumented Life, we had the opportunity to interview Alonso who is currently the Middle School & Family Engagement Director and Ethnic Studies Adjunct Faculty at Salt Lake Community… Read More ›
Towards UndocuScholarship: Using Our Lived Experiences to Craft Space and Representation in Academia
By RAFA Have you ever heard the common expression, “life is like a movie”? As a four-year-old child, who arrived with my family in South Central, Los Angeles in the early 90s, my life felt like a movie. However, the movie… Read More ›
Meet Our Team
MEET OUR TEAM Carolina founded My Undocumented Life in 2011 as a platform for undocumented communities to obtain up-to-date information and resources on pursuing higher education, immigration policies, and much more. She grew up undocumented in the U.S. for over a… Read More ›
Book Launch: 𝐋𝐱𝐬 𝐎𝐭𝐱𝐫𝐬 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬
Lxs Otrxs Dreamers es un libro que se convirtió en comunidad y hoy te invitamos a la presentación de su segunda edición! Join us para seguir leyendo, narrando y re narrando nuestras historias, para generar conexienes entre nuestras comunidades translocales y sus luchas.
[Guest Covid19 series post] Reflections from a DACA Educator in the Time of Covid-19
By DENISE Teaching virtually in the time of Covid-19 under an explicitly anti-immigrant administration is something I never expected to do in my wildest imagination. I am currently a DACA recipient and middle school educator. DACA has allowed me to obtain… Read More ›
UndocuScholarship: Check out the work of formerly/currently undocumented scholars!
My Undocumented Life and UndocuPhDs have partnered to curate a list of publications that are written by currently or formerly undocumented folks. This is a growing list that includes books, dissertations/MA thesis, academic articles, chapters, and reports. You can find… Read More ›
Interview with Sati, Author of “Other” Borders: The Illegal as Normative Metaphor”
Sati is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Jurisprudence and Social Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. He recently published a chapter titled, “Other” Borders: The Illegal as Normative Metaphor,” as part… Read More ›
Undocumented & Pursuing a Career in STEM? Check out the work of Científico Latino!
Científico Latino is an organization dedicated to increasing the pool of underrepresented scientists by creating a platform where everyone—regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or immigration status—has equal access to fellowship and scholarship opportunities, and the chance to learn… Read More ›
Anti-negritud: La colonialidad de nuestras comunidades
Por BETO Desde acá, a algunes miembres de la comunidad Latina no pertenecientes a la comunidad negra, se nos hace fácil apuntar dedos y opinar sobre cuando y como las protestas por brutalidad policial contra esta comunidad deberían de llevarse… Read More ›