San Diego City College

Do you have a question and don't know where to start? 

Please click here to submit your question, concern, or recommendation on how to best support you. Please do not include questions with specific information to your own academic records; instead, please click here to request a one-on-one appointment.

We will post a video on the DRC Instagram  page where the DRC team will do our best to address your questions, concerns, and recommendations. Video will be posted every Tuesday at 12 p.m. Due to spring break, the first video will be posted on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

For questions and technology support, please call our temporary phone number (619) 800-4593 or send an email to Armando Marono Mercado at amarono@sdccd.edu. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you need a referral or need to meet with a counselor?

Please contact the Dreamer Resource Center team to schedule one-on-one appointments to help you and support you in any way we can during this challenging time and/or refer you to key City College departments or local organizations. 

Please click here to submit your one-on-one appointment request via telephone or zoom (click here to learn about zoom).

Appointments can be scheduled between Monday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you are not available during these times, you can add a different option on the form. Please note that counseling sessions with Counselor Noel Puga are only available on Wednesdays and Thursdays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. For questions and technology support, please call our temporary phone number (619) 800-4593 or send an email to Dr. Adan Sanchez at asanchez003@sdccd.edu.

Please consider confidentiality statements below during your online counseling appointments:

I understand that California is a 'two-party consent' state. It is a crime in California to record a telephone call or videoconference, among other types of private conversations, without the express consent of all participants.

I understand that I may not record my scheduled online session with my counselor without their consent. I may not record the meeting or any portion of it unless I ask the counselor and they specifically give you permission.

CLICKA Student Organization

"Community, Love, Intercultural Connections, Knowledge, and Allyship" (CLICKA) is a student organization at San Diego City College focuses "to build a community of undocumented and ally students to support each other in all aspects of their lives."

Join us via zoom (click here to learn about zoom) for our virtual get-togethers. Meeting information coming soon.

DRC Faculty Zoom Hours (new)

Meet with San Diego City College faculty to receive the extra support and encouragement we all need to address and overcome the academic challenges we face on a daily basis.

Join via zoom (click here to learn about zoom) to ask your specific questions or to hear the answers to questions you didn't know you had. As faculty who understand and advocate for the undocumented student experience at City College, they can help you in more ways than just your academic needs.

Meet with the following faculty during their zoom hours in Spring 2020. Click on the professor's name below to join the zoom session. 

• Professor Justin Akers Chacon every Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Zoom ID: 759-399-377)
• Professor America Martinez every Thursday from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Zoom ID: 466 142 338)
• Professor Gibran Guido every Friday from 3:00 p.m to 4:00 p.m. (Zoom ID: 970-9776-9877)

If you have any questions, please call our temporary phone number (619) 800-4593 or send an email to Dr. Adan Sanchez at asanchez003@sdccd.edu.

DRC Tutoring (new)

FREE tutoring is available every Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 2 p.m. via zoom, email, or telephone with Linda E. Sanchez, doctoral student from the University of California at Irvine. She offers help with writing and editing essays (any topic) and can tutor various topics including Anthropology (Physical Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Archeology, and Linguistics), Chicano Studies, and Spanish. Please email Linda at lindaes@uci.edu if you have any questions about her services or to schedule an appointment.

Undocuhealing Circles 

 

Join Counselor Noel Puga for a meaningful and engaging dialogue for San Diego City College students in a supportive virtual space to share your feelings and concerns. Together, we will validate each other and share about everyday issues that are impacting our communities. 

This virtual space is open for San Diego City College students who may be AB540, DACAmented, Dreamers, Undocu-students, mixed-status, and allies. 

We will get together via zoom (click here to learn about zoom) from 2:00 p.m to 3:00 p.m. on the following Thursdays in Spring 2020 semester:

• April 23, 2020
• May 7, 2020
• May 21, 2020

Please click here to register for any or all of the upcoming Undocuhealing Circles this semester. You will receive a unique link to join via zoom either by calling in or video. Upon registration participants will receive an email with the Zoom meeting information accompanied by the meeting ID and password to access the Undocuhealing Circle gathering. 

For questions and technology support, please call our temporary phone number (619) 800-4593 or send an email to Counselor Noel Puga at npuga@sdccd.edu.

Wellness Workshops

Everyone is welcomed! Workshop's content will be a combination of psychoeducation on different mental health topics along with coping skills development, mindfulness, and community building. 

We will get together via zoom (click here to learn about zoom) from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the following Wednesdays in Spring 2020 semester.  Please join in zoom sessions (ID: 734-791-147) on the following dates below to participate on those specific topics. 

• April 15, 2020: Grief
• April 29, 2020: Acculturative Stress
• May 13, 2020: Supports

This is a collaboration between the Student Health Center, the International Office, and the SUBIR Dreamer Resource Center. 

For any questions, please contact:

Mental Health Counseling at (619) 388-3055 or send email to citymhcc@sdccd.edu.

For questions and technology support, please call our temporary phone number (619) 800-4593 or send an email to Dr. Adan Sanchez at asanchez003@sdccd.edu.

FREE* immigration consultations with lawyers from Jacobs & Schlesinger LLP are available every Friday between 1:00 p.m. and 4 p.m. during Spring 2020 semester.

To receive a referral to Jacobs & Schlesinger LLP from the SUBIR Dreamer Resource Center, you must first meet with our Counselor Noel Puga via zoom (click here to learn about zoom). Please click here to submit your one-on-one appointment request and select the option "Need referral to immigration consultation."

Please click here to review the type of immigration consultation you may receive from Jacobs & Schlesinger LLP.

*U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fees are not included. 

 

Book Reading and Conversation with Author Dr. Omar Pimienta April 16, 2020:  11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Please click here to join the event via zoom. The SUBIR Dreamer Resource Center and L.I.B.R.O.S. have partnered to host the book reading and conversation on the book Album of Fences with author Dr. Omar Pimienta via zoom (click here to learn about zoom). The event will take place on Thursday, April 16th from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Please click here to join the event via zoom or join to zoom ID # 314 550 150.
Dreamer Podcast Club (new) Just like a book club! Join us for dialogue as the Dreamer Resource Center highlights a podcast featuring the stories and voices of the undocumented communities. Engage in dialogue on the first Wednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. via zoom (click here to learn about zoom).  Please listen to the following podcast prior to the zoom session. Click on the title of the podcast below to listen to the podcast. Click on the date of the podcast to join the zoom session on that Monday at 11:30 a.m.  April 8, 2020: Representation through Undocumented Tales   (second Wednesday due to spring break) In this episode from the Basic Brown Nerds podcast, "meet undocumented filmmaker and creator, Armando Ibanez. He is the creator, editor, and producer of Undocutales, a web series going into its 3rd season this October. The series follows the main character, Fernando, an undocumented queer immigrant, and his aventuras in L.A., making us laugh, cry, and understand more about what this experience is in the United States." Published in September 2019.  May 6, 2020: Undocumented Student Alliance On Immigration MIC!In this episode from the Immigration MIC podcast, you'll  hear from two young women from SUNY Old Westbury who are stepping up to share their personal stories during this hostile political climate, while working to grow their organization for immigration advocacy on their college campus. Published in November 2018. Please click here to review additional podcast options.
Intersectional Mirror: A dialogue to explore the multiple layers of our individual identities (new)  Join a welcoming and learning virtual space to engage in dialogue about the multiple social identities we hold and their influence in our daily decisions. We will meet via zoom (click here to learn about zoom) on the dates below from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to talk about the intersection of the identities listed. Please click on the title of the session below to join the zoom session. Monday, May 4, 2020: UndocuQueer student experience Monday, Date TBD: First-Gen Latino/a/x Chicano/a/x student experience  Please click here to register for any or all of the upcoming Intersectional Mirror dialogues this semester.  If you have any questions, please call our temporary phone number (619) 800-3708  or send an email to Dr. Adan Sanchez at asanchez003@sdccd.edu.

 

Breaking News Update: Supreme Court Rules Against Trump Administration on DACA

The U.S. Supreme Court has extended a lifeline to the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allowed roughly 650,000 so-called "Dreamers" to stay and work in this country legally. The 5-4 decision allows the "Dreamers" to remain safe from deportation for now.