Knowing Silence: How Children Talk about Immigration Status in School

＂Revealing the complex ways young people understand and negotiate immigration status and its impact on their lives, Ariana Mangual Figueroa observes when and how six Latina students from mixed-immigration-status families choose to talk about citizenship. She models new ways to collaborate with educators, children, and families, ultimately offering a crucial framework for understanding citizenship in the contemporary classroom＂--

A former teacher in New York City public schools, Ariana Mangual Figueroa is associate professor of urban education and Latin American, Iberian, and Latino cultures at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.