“Rethinking Race, Gender, and Education: Intersectional Approaches to School-Community Relationships” Presented by Anthony Christian Ocampo, Ph.D

Abstract: While there has been an explosion of research on the school experiences of LGBTQ students and the immigrant second generation, respectively, few studies have centered the experiences of second-generation youth who also happen to be queer. In this talk, I present findings from my comparative research on Latino and Filipino American queer male youth in Los Angeles. I demonstrate how an empirical deep dive into the educational lives of queer male youth reveals how schools are racialized, gendered, and heteronormative. I will close by discussing how research on students with intersectional identities holds important implications for theories of educational inequality, educational practice, and community engagement, especially as it relates to immigrant communities.

Bio: Anthony Ocampo is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Cal Poly Pomona and a Ford Foundation Fellow. He is the author of The Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules of Race (Stanford University Press), and co-editor of Contemporary Asian America (NYU Press). His research on the educational trajectories of second-generation Latinos and Asian Americans has been published in journals in education, sociology, and ethnic studies, including Race, Ethnicity, and Education; Ethnic and Racial Studies; Latino Studies; and the Journal of Asian American Studies. Dr. Ocampo’s research and commentaries on immigration, race, and education have been featured on NPR, Public Radio International, The New York Times, and The San Francisco Chronicle. He is currently working with Stanford University Press on his second book about the comparative educational experiences of Latino and Filipino American queer male youth in Los Angeles.