Gayet, Héloïse2020-09-292020-09-292020https://hdl.handle.net/1794/2574961 pagesThis thesis explores the culture and pedagogy of immigration in Eugene, Oregon Spanish bilingual elementary schools in the Trump era. Under the administration of President Trump, immigration enforcement has become inhumane and deeply rooted in xenophobia. This has had serious implications for immigrants throughout the United States, especially immigrant children. In light of this, this study seeks to explore how Spanish bilingual elementary schools in Eugene, El Camino del Rio and Buena Vista, are cultivating safe and empowering spaces for immigrant Latinx youth and their families. At both elementary schools, there is a conscious effort to cherish and protect immigrants, which can be observed throughout their physical structures where posters and art exhibit pro-immigrant rhetoric, and in the individual support the teachers and staff provide to students and their families. Ultimately, I intend to show how the Spanish bilingual models of El Camino del Rio and Buena Vista create a community culture that actively seeks to protect their most vulnerable participants—immigrants.en-USImmigrationBilingual EducationImmigration PedagogyEugene, OR4J School DistrictElementary EducationTrump AdministrationSpanish Bilingual SchoolsInside Out-201803-32533Thesis/Dissertation