Contents Foreword - Ju Hong It's Okay - Bo Thai Introduction - Kevin Escudero and Rachel Freeman-Wong Part I: Historical Context and Theorizing the Nexus of Race and "Illegality" Chapter 1: Toward a Critical Understanding of the Historical and Sociopolitical Contexts for Asian American College Students in Mixed-Status Im/migrant Families - Rikka De Joya Venturanza Chapter 2: Negotiating Racialized "Illegality" - Jessica Law Part II: Community Based Methodological Approaches and Reclaiming Representations of Asian Undocumented Immigrant Experiences Chapter 3: Tsismis/Chisme as an Undocumented Community-Responsive Tool: Co-Conspiratorial Research to Action - Tracy Lachica Buenavista Chapter 4: "Not Your Model Minority": Undocumented and Multilingual Asian Activists at the Margins of the University - Sara P. Lopez Amezquita Chapter 5: Sacred Silhouettes: The Legacy of Brown Girl Joy Productions - Amritpal Kaur, Amandeep Kaur, and Jaspreet Kaur Part III: Family, Faith, and Navigating Higher Education in the United States Chapter 6: Given and Chosen Family: The Central Pillar for Undocumented Asian College Students' Value for Civic Engagement - Cynthia Maribel Alcantar, Rachel Freeman-Wong, Victoria Kim, 'Inoke Hafoka, Trisha Mazumder, and Set Hernandez Chapter 7: "Rooted Around Church": The Role of the Korean Protestant Church in the Lives of Korean Undocumented Young Adults - Esther Yoona Cho Chapter 8: Chardi Kala: Resilience and Perseverance through Adversity - Pratishtha Khanna Chapter 9: Embracing Dreams Against Odds: A DACA Recipient's Reflection on Navigating Higher Education and a Career in STEM - Zhelin Jeff Li Part IV: Mental Health, Activism, and Community Healing Chapter 10: The Intersection of Identity: Navigating My Undocumented Asian Experiences and Becoming an UndocuAsian Mental Health Professional - Huyen "Kiki" Vo Chapter 11: Recollecting Resistance: A Retrospection on UPLIFT's UndocuAsian Community Organizing during the DACA Era and Trump Administration - Siyue Lena Wang and Madison Villanueva Epilogue - Rachel Freeman-Wong and Kevin Escudero Appendix Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Index.