bilingual education

The author, a disadvantaged Mexican American, writes of feelings of alienation from his family as he learned English and earned a Ph.D.

Authors present differing opinions on whether the United States should have a national language, whether multilingualism is bad for the U.S., and whether students have a right to use their native language.

Contains twelve essays that provide varying perspectives on bilingual education, discussing if education should respond to the rising immigrant population, if learning English encourages assimilation, the obstacles created by No Child Left Behind legislation, and other related topics.

Examines the 1974 Supreme Court case in which a group of Chinese American parents sued the San Francisco School Board on behalf of their children for not providing a special learning environment for Chinese-speaking students.