Andrea Juarez Mendoza

Andrea Nikté Juárez Mendoza (she/her/ella) is a New York City-based Guatemalan scholar-activist, artist, and organizer hailing from San Francisco, California. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the City University of New York, Graduate Center, Andrea's academic journey is marked by a commitment to community-driven change grounded in participatory theory, justice, and healing. She is deeply dedicated to uplifting the unique experiences and centering the voices of immigrant communities.

With a focus on decolonial and community feminisms, Andrea's research delves into critical issues in immigration, with a focus on oral histories, archiving, family separation, and documenting immigrant life stories, at the intersections of social movements with legal and community-led mutual aid networks across the United States. 

Andrea's professional trajectory includes roles as an interpreter in detention centers with the Feerick Center for Social Justice and the CARA project, as well as consultant researcher with institutions such as the APA, Vera Center for Justice, Aspen Institute, CUNY, and the Public Science Project. She has contributed to local, statewide, and national projects aimed at documenting and archiving immigration experiences.

In her capacity as a consultant, Andrea extends her expertise into the public sphere by designing and leading workshops and training. Her collaborative learning experiences span diverse audiences, including immigration lawyers, university faculty, national institutes, non-profit agencies, and local governments. These sessions cover a broad spectrum of topics, ranging from healing-centered lawyering to the intricate landscape of immigration, oral-history for justice, and innovative research methodologies. Andrea's consultancy work exemplifies her commitment to fostering knowledge exchange and advancing transformative practices in various spheres of social and legal advocacy.