By creating resources, offering professional development opportunities, and organizing events, CUNY-IIE works to equip educators with the tools to better support immigrant-origin students.
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Access for All: The Need for More Immigrant Educators Video
Listen to three immigrant college immigrant students reflect on support from undocumented educators, their dreams of teaching, and fears tied to immigration barriers.
Flipping the Script: Undocumented Immigrants are the Educators Video
Listen to three immigrant college immigrant students reflect on support from undocumented educators, their dreams of teaching, and fears tied to immigration barriers.
Redefining Teaching: Immigrant Community Educators Video
This video follows two community educators who redefine teaching through innovative, nontraditional paths, showing how immigrants uplift students and lead with hope and commitment despite barriers.
Undocumented Youth: Reshaping Education through Community Video
In this video, NYSYLC youth share how they empower immigrant peers through leadership development, educational advancement, and self-expression.
Community Educators in Action: MinKwon Center Video
The video highlights MinKwon Center’s Youth Empowerment Program, which serves as a space for immigrant youth to engage in advocacy and self-expression.
Beyond Status: Inspiring Stories of Resilience and Advocacy in Education Video
Watch two DACA recipients share career paths and journeys, showing how resilience and education inspire dreams and build supportive communities.
Visualizing the Undocumented Experience: Art as Education and Reflection Video
This video uncovers the world of two immigrant artists, as they weave their distinct narratives of resilience and transformation. It showcases how art becomes a tool of self-expression, education and advocacy.
Report on State of Undocumented Educators in New York Report
This report examines the barriers undocumented immigrants face in pursuing education degrees and teaching careers, drawing on focus groups and survey data to highlight key challenges in New York State.
Aspiring UndocuEducators’ Guide to Self-Advocacy Guide
This 3-part guide helps undocumented students assess how supportive education programs are, offering a rubric, self-advocacy checklist, and key questions to inform their decisions.