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.According to the University of California sOffice of the President s 2008 Annual Report on AB540 Tuition Exemptions,while 216 potentially undocumented Latinos benefited from the exemptionpolicy, 174 Asian students were similarly categorized in 2006 2007.18EXPERIENCESMost research on undocumented students focuses on financial issues affect-ing educational attainment.The popular press, however, has highlighted theneed to examine the personal and social experiences of undocumented students,including Asian Americans.19 Many Asian American students do not learn oftheir undocumented status until late in their adolescence or young adulthood,often complicating their plans for postsecondary education.Increased activism around undocumented immigrant rights has broughtattention to Asian American experiences.In particular, the case of Tam Tran isa significant example of the complexity of Asian American educational experi-ences.20 Tran s parents fled Vietnam and became refugees in Germany, whereshe and her brother were born.As a child, Tran s family entered the UnitedStates on tourist visas and unsuccessfully applied for political asylum.Tranwent on to graduate from a public high school, attended community college,transferred to the University of California at Los Angeles, graduated with hon-ors, and was admitted into a doctoral program, which she deferred because ofher lack of financial aid eligibility.Throughout her educational career, she wasan outspoken advocate for undocumented student issues and in 2007 testified Education 257before the U.S.House on immigration reform.National attention was broughtto Tran when her family was detained following her testimony.21 Tran and herfamily remain in the United States uncertain of their future; however, Tranremains a fervent advocate for undocumented immigrant rights.Like Tran, Asian American undocumented students are subject to signifi-cant hardships associated with their status.While undocumented students areaware that higher education is necessary to compete in today s economy,many are often prevented from pursuing careers after graduation because oftheir inability to provide proper documentation.Among the most seriousfears among undocumented students are the current absence of any legalpathway toward American citizenship and the possibility of being deportedto a country with which they are truly unfamiliar.22 Further, as AsianAmericans comprise a smaller portion of the undocumented student sectorand possibly because of the social taboo of discussing the issue in the com-munity, their experiences are largely unknown.Thus, more research isrequired to determine best practices for serving Asian American undocu-mented students.FURTHER READINGGonzales, Roberto. Wasted Talent and Broken Dreams: The Lost Potential of Undocu-mented Students. Washington, DC: Immigration Policy Center, Oct.19, 2007.Korean Resource Center. Access to Public Education Guide: Unlocking the Key to OurNation s Future, August 2008; http://nakasec.org/blog/wpcontent/uploads/2008/08/Access%20to%20Education%20Guide_Eng1.pdf.Madera, Gabriela, Angelo A.Mathay, Armin M.Najafi, Hector H.Saldivar, StephanieSolis, Alyssa Jane M.Titong, Gaspar Rivera-Salgado, Janna Shadduck-Hernandez,Kent Wong, Rebecca Frazier, and Julie Monroe, eds.Underground Undergrads:UCLA Undocumented Immigrant Students Speak Out.Los Angeles: UCLA Centerfor Labor Research and Education, 2008.McGray, Douglas. The Invisibles. WEST Magazine, Los Angeles Times, April 23,2006.http://www.douglasmcgray.com/theinvisibles.html.Passel, Jeffrey, Randolph Capps and Michael Fix. Undocumented Immigrants: Factsand Figures. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 2004.Perez, William.We ARE Americans: Undocumented Students Pursuing the AmericanDream, Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, 2009.Rincon, Alejandra.Undocumented Immigrants and Higher Education: Sí Se Puede! ElPaso, TX: LFB Scholarly Publishing, 2008.UCLA Center for Labor Research and Education; http://www.labor.ucla.edu/index.html.NOTES1.Jeffrey S.Passell, Unauthorized Migrants: Numbers and Characteristics (Washington, DC: Pew Hispanic Center, 2005).2.Internal Revenue Service, Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96287,00.html.3.Jeffrey S.Passel, Jennifer Van Hook, and Frank D.Bean, Estimates of Legal andUnauthorized Foreign-Born Population for the United States and Selected States, Basedon Census 2000, (Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, 2004). 258 Encyclopedia of Asian American Issues Today4.Alfred Herrera, Assisting Undocumented Students in Higher Education, Uni-versity of California, http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/resources/materials/CC_2007/CC07_Undocumented_Students_FINAL.ppt.5.Michael Hoefer, Nancy Rytina, and Bryan C.Baker, Estimates of the Unautho-rized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2008, (Washington,DC: Department of Homeland Security Office of Immigration Statistics, February 2009).6.Passel, Unauthorized Migrants: Numbers and Characteristics, 4.7.Gabriela Madera et al., eds., Underground Undergrads: UCLA UndocumentedImmigrant Students Speak Out (Los Angeles: UCLA Center for Labor Research andEducation, 2008).8.Madera et al., Underground Undergrads.9.Passel, Unauthorized Migrants: Numbers and Characteristics, 22.10.Spiro Protopsaltis, Undocumented Immigrant Students and Access to HigherEducation: An Overview of Federal and State Policy, (Denver, CO: The Bell PolicyCenter, 2005), 2.11.AVID, AB 540/ Undocumented student resource guide, http://www.avidre-gion4.org/resources/documents/fin_aid/UndocumentedStudent_Student_Guide-AB_540_.pdf.12.Ellen Badger and Stephen Yale-Loehr, Myths and Realities for UndocumentedStudents Attending U.S.Colleges and Universities, Journal of College Admission 174(2002): 10 15.13.James Payawal Saspa, Hiya Culture Bars Undocumented Students fromComing Out, Balita, July 30, 2007, http://www.balita.com/xshell.php?id=1819.14.Protopsaltis, Undocumented Immigrant Students and Access to HigherEducation, 7.15.AVID, AB 540/ Undocumented Student Resource Guide. 16.Protopsaltis, Undocumented Immigrant Students and Access to Higher Education. 17.Joseph Pimentel, US Senate Rejects DREAM Act, Asian Journal, Nov
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