ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses the experiences of previously incarcerated, formerly gang-involved students as they reintegrate and transition into community college. It explores how previously incarcerated, formerly gang-involved students use funds of knowledge (FK) and community cultural wealth (CCW) on community college campuses as they experience racial microaggressions. Critical race theory (CRT) works toward identifying and challenging racism in its historical and contemporary forms as part of a larger goal of identifying and challenging all forms of subordination. The chapter also focuses on examining two emergent themes: FK as forms of capital embedded within CCW, with particular attention on aspirational and navigational capital, and the complexities of racial microaggressions experienced by participants. This process highlights how this group of students accesses FK and CCW, and links these frameworks to connect and note the particular complexities of this highly visible group of students with invisible needs to their peers, staff, faculty, and institutional practices on community college campuses.
