Why They Hate Us: How Racist Rhetoric Impacts Education

This book examines how racist political rhetoric has created damaging and dangerous conditions for Students of Color in schools and higher education institutions throughout the United States. The authors show how the election of the 45th president has resulted in a defining moment in U.S. history where racist discourses, reinforced by ideologies of white supremacy, have affected the educational experiences of our most vulnerable students. This volume situates the rhetoric of the Trump presidency within a broader historical narrative and provides recommendations for those who seek to advocate for anti-racism and social justice. As we enter the uncharted waters of a global pandemic and national racial reckoning, this will be invaluable reading for scholars, educators, and administrators who want to be part of the solution. Book Features: Uses Donald Trump's presidency as a case study to show how and why racist rhetoric can be used to mobilize large numbers of U.S. voters. Examines how the current administration has changed perspectives on contemporary racism that will have a lasting impact throughout the K–16 educational system. Demonstrates how the current discourses around race and immigration are resulting in increased racism and violence in schools and universities. Provides strategies for how anti-racist social justice efforts in education will need to shift to respond to the new landscape.

Table of Contents:
Contents Foreword Daniel G. Solórzano vii Acknowledgments xv Introduction: Racist Rhetoric in the United States: A Brief History, From the “Southern Strategy” to “Make America Great Again” 1 Lindsay Pérez Huber 1. Historical and Contemporary Articulations of White Supremacist, Anti-Immigrant, and Racist Rhetoric 27 Susana M. Muñoz 2. Not “A Good Example for Children”: Racist Speech in America’s High Schools in the Age of Trump 49 John Rogers and Michael Ishimoto 3. Praxis of Resilience and Resistance: “We Can STOP Donald Trump” and Other Messages From Immigrant Children 71 Silvia Rodriguez Vega 4. “You Can’t Learn If You Don’t Feel Safe”: Educators Working With Undocumented High School Students 93 Carolina Valdivia, Marisol Clark-Ibáñez, Josefina Espino, and Carolina Lopez 5. Xenophobia at the U.S.–Mexico Border: The Impacts of Anti-Latina/o/x and Anti-Immigrant Discourse on Transfronterista Community College Students 120 Tanya J. Gaxiola Serrano 6. Racist Nativist Microaggressions in the Trump Era: Experiences of DACA and Undocumented Latinx College Students 140 Valerie A. Gomez, Darsella Vigil, Lindsay Pérez Huber, and Susana M. Muñoz 7. “I Am Not Your Victim”: Intersectional Religious Marginalization and Resistance Among Black Muslim Immigrant and Refugee College Students 162 Naruro Hassan, Saskias Casanova, and Keon M. McGuire Conclusion: The Racism Pandemic 187 Lindsay Pérez Huber and Susana M. Muñoz About the Contributors 206 Index 212

About the Author :
Lindsay Pérez Huber is an associate professor in the Social and Cultural Analysis of Education master's program in the College of Education at California State University, Long Beach. Susana M. Muñoz is an associate professor, program coordinator of the Higher Education Leadership Program, and co-director of CSU initiatives for the Race and Intersectional Studies for Educational Equity Center in the School of Education at Colorado State University.