Richard Rodriguez powerfully shows a transition that he made through life, from his ethnic and intimate family place to an accomplished and assimilated American identity. His past paints a clear picture of what it takes to be successful in the public realm. It involves becoming distant from the people whom you are a part of. Read More »
bilingual education
Hunger of Memory- From Class
By asmaw - Posted on December 1st, 2008
Tagged: American Literature
• bilingual education
• Broad Prosperity; Better Future; american dream
• immigrant
• language
• Spanish
• Broad prosperity
Two-Way Immersion: Kill two pájaros with uno stone?
By warrior-poet - Posted on November 11th, 2008
Tagged: bilingual education
• Cultural Acceptance and Respect
• Cultural Differences
• culture
• English
• foreign language
• foreign language education
• hispanic
• immersion
• immigrants
• Immigration
• mandarin chinese
• melting pot
• mexicans
• Mexico
• Spanish
• Shared responsibility
• Personal freedom
• Better future
Bilingual education. It sounded like a great idea to me for a while--especially since I have friends who moved to the U.S. at a young age and described what it was like for them going to school when no one speaks your language, and being forced to learn it really quickly. Read More »
