Borderlands anthropologist. Writer. Immigration & Education. Poetry & Latinx Art. Professor of Ethnic Studies at UC Riverside. Blue skies for everyone 💙https://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3mb6ljngtbs2rSubmitted my paper proposal abstract for the MALCS Summer Institute today! Hope to see some of yall in Minneapolis in July ☀️30 Dec 2025 05:10 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb6ljngtbs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3mb5li4excs2nWriting a conference paper abstract the week after Christmas is not going so well. My brain is still in vacation mode. Or in a carb coma 🤷🏻‍♀️29 Dec 2025 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb5li4excs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3m4wxkaojlk22Maybe I shouldn’t be, but I’m legitimately shocked ⬇️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Nov 2025 06:43 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4wxkaojlk22https://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3m4mnntgy2s2vDODGERS!!!!!!! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙02 Nov 2025 04:19 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4mnntgy2s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3m4k2wcyyjk2y💙💙💙💙💙💙💙01 Nov 2025 03:38 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4k2wcyyjk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3m4iuxubcac2rMy book was published one year ago! Through events in CA, Texas, and Arizona, I’ve met incredible people—student affairs staff supporting undocumented students, committed allies , and students affected by terrible immigration policies. It’s been an immense privilege to be in community with you all ❤️31 Oct 2025 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4iuxubcac2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3m2ex6sxjo22aThis week I presented my book research about undocumented student activists to an awesome group of students, staff, and faculty at Long Beach City College. I appreciated being in that space, especially given that so many undocumented students start their higher ed journeys at community college✊🏽04 Oct 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ex6sxjo22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3m26f56s2u22zThis has been my experience with students, too ⬇️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2025 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m26f56s2u22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3lzzf6pyhkk2xAfter many years of seeing alumni books in the Stanford Magazine, it’s exciting (and surreal!) to see my book featured in these pages.30 Sep 2025 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzzf6pyhkk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3lzqxha4o522oAssata Shakur Dies at 78; Convicted Revolutionary Found Refuge in Cuba https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/obituaries/assata-shakur-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.o08.A04C.plN6_SvRSa3N&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare26 Sep 2025 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzqxha4o522ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3lzqrdct2hk23Yesterday was the first day of my 20th year at UC Riverside. Now finally a Full Professor! 💙💛26 Sep 2025 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzqrdct2hk23https://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3lzcq4ll7ck2kStreaming BB’s #Nomequieroirdeaquí , and #elapagón is still—years later—such a powerful song21 Sep 2025 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzcq4ll7ck2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3lz573m4chc23I feel like the first amendment should already cover this…18 Sep 2025 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz573m4chc23https://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3lyvglhdkzc2zin better news, Benito will be live streaming his PR concert on September 20th ❤️‍🔥15 Sep 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyvglhdkzc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3lyvgjcevqc2zwriting and editing footnotes is probably the most mind numbing part of writing...15 Sep 2025 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyvgjcevqc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3lyqptisxlk2nThe cool kids in the thrift shop are talking about their CD collections 👵🏼13 Sep 2025 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyqptisxlk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3lygta4ydxc2kApple Music just took me back to my freshman year of college when it played a track by Big Head Todd and The Monsters; my roommate had that CD and Counting Crows on repeat all that year. #90s09 Sep 2025 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygta4ydxc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3lydwlqc5ek2jSo I guess racial profiling is now both practice AND policy.08 Sep 2025 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydwlqc5ek2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3ly6tjhhyak2sThis whole national rebranding thing is not great06 Sep 2025 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly6tjhhyak2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3ly27qayqdk26Lately I’ve found being online depressing/distressing, but it was pretty great to see a new #HomeCooking come up on my podcast feed.04 Sep 2025 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly27qayqdk26https://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3lvqww6t2k22mI’m nicer in Spanish 🤷🏻‍♀️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvqww6t2k22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3lu42733nfc2aCheck out this editorial my Ethnic Studies colleague wrote about the No Kings protest last month. https://elpais.com/us/2025-06-17/los-latinos-luchan-por-la-democracia-contra-el-autoritarismo-de-trump.html16 Jul 2025 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu42733nfc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jennrnajera.bsky.social/post/3lsu2n3jx3c2oI appreciated this conversation about my book, Learning to Lead: Undocumented Students Mobilizing Education, for the latest episode of New Books Network Latino Studies. Check it out! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-books-network/id477719156?i=100071477840630 Jun 2025 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:2rsgl3f6ntc5f45xbdsgleaf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsu2n3jx3c2o