![]() | True American: Language, Identity, and the Education of Immigrant Children Subjects: Immigrant children -- Education -- United States; Immigrant children -- United States -- Language; Immigrant children -- United States -- Ethnic identity; Bilingual education -- United States; Americanization; United states -- Ethnic relations; United Sta; How can schools meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population of newcomers? Do bilingual programs help children transition into American life, or do they keep them in a linguistic ghetto? Are immigrants who maintain their native language uninterested in being American, or are they committed to changing what it means to be American? Rosemary C. Salomone is professor of law at St. John's University School of Law and a fellow of the Open Society Institute. |
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