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A brief history of our research
A brief history of our research
Our research project is all about amplifyings voices racially minoritized motherscholars who are juggling the challenges of academia while raising children. We’re exploring how they/we experience the pressure of balancing both roles and how they find strength in each other through solidarity.
The goal is to challenge the divisions that often exist between these communities and show how, by coming together and supporting one another, we can create a more inclusive and empowering academic space for themselves and others.
Presenting at AERA 2026
Presenting at AERA 2026
Los Angeles, CA
We presented our research at a roundtable discussion.
Our Latest Accomplishments
Our Latest Accomplishments
We are excited to share some of our latest milestones in advancing the Solidarity in Action research and podcast project!
In 2026, we presented two new papers that continue to expand our methodological and creative inquiry:
Sounding Solidarity: A Sonic and Visual Plática Between Black and Asian Single MotherScholars. Paper session at the Ethnography in Education Research Forum (February), University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, Philadelphia, PA.
By Sound and Image: Reimagining Plática as Method and Praxis for MotherScholars of Color. Roundtable session, “Mothering and Caregiving: Relational Praxis in Critical Qualitative Inquiry,” at the AERA Annual Meeting (April), in Los Angeles, CA.
In April 2025, we proudly presented our paper “Solidarity in Intersectional Bonds: A Plática-Inspired Study of Black and Asian MotherScholars’ Collaboration in Academia” at the AERA Annual Meeting in Denver. Our presentation explored the solidarities, struggles, and creative practices of mother-scholars of color navigating higher education.
We are also launched Season 1 of the Solidarity in Action Podcast, in Spring 2026. The podcast amplifies the voices of Black and Asian mother-scholars, inviting dialogue on care, resistance, and cross-racial solidarity in academia.
Our IRB-approved study will soon expand into a mixed-methods phase, allowing us to deepen our understanding of the lived experiences and resilience of mother-scholars of color.
We are honored to have been named Research Affiliates at the Edmund W. Gordon Institute for Advanced Study at Teachers College, Columbia University, whose support we cherish deeply.
As we continue building this work—through research, public scholarship, and community gatherings—we remain committed to creating spaces that honor complexity, nurture solidarity, and reimagine what knowledge can be.
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