ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the lives of multiracial children, adolescents, and families as well as the challenges, faced in schools and communities. It focuses on undocumented immigrants, the conditions they face daily, locals where they are most prevalent, and the social injustices they suffer. The number of people who identify themselves as multicultural is growing. As multiracial children are exposed to at least two different cultural and racial groups, they become more aware of cultural cues, and respond in culturally appropriate ways and become more capable of easily adapting to different cultural contexts. Most educators understand that multiracial students, like any other racial or ethnic group, cannot be described in monolithic terms. Nevertheless, stereotyping can and does occur. Another emerging issue for the last several decades has been undocumented immigrants. Teachers need to strive to become change agents and conscious practitioners for the promotion of equity and social justice through instruction in the classroom.
