03395nam 2200697 a 450 991082498510332120240416153359.00-674-26701-X0-674-05683-310.4159/9780674056831(CKB)2670000000079322(StDuBDS)AH23050987(SSID)ssj0000474008(PQKBManifestationID)12150603(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474008(PQKBWorkID)10449536(PQKB)10004454(MiAaPQ)EBC3300925(DE-B1597)457754(OCoLC)709594382(OCoLC)979880383(DE-B1597)9780674056831(Au-PeEL)EBL3300925(CaPaEBR)ebr10456093(EXLCZ)99267000000007932220090828d2010 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrTrue American language, identity, and the education of immigrant children /Rosemary C. Salomone1st ed.Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press20101 online resource (xii, 306 p.)Formerly CIP.Uk0-674-04652-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.The symbolic and the salient -- Americanization past -- The new immigrants -- Language, identity, and belonging -- Rights, ambivalence, and ambiguities -- Backlash -- More wrongs than rights -- Setting the record straight -- Looking both ways -- A meaningful education.True American is a look at the history and current politics of languages - English and the many native languages of immigrants - as they play out in schools, historically a central force for assimilation and Americanization. While she does discuss the history of and debates over bilingual education programs, her focus is an analysis of the passionate support for an English-only America. She uses the myths about the assimilation of previous immigrant groups and the debates over how best to educate children of the "new immigrants" as a window for exploring what it means to be a "true American" in an age of globalization and transnationalism.Underlying her discussion of these various debates is Salomone's call for a more inclusive sense of the "we" that demands respect for linguistic and cultural differences, rather than mere toleration. She argues that we can politically equal and culturally compatible without being culturally identical or monolingual. Immigrant childrenEducationUnited StatesImmigrant childrenUnited StatesLanguageImmigrant childrenUnited StatesEthnic identityEducation, BilingualUnited StatesAmericanizationUnited StatesEthnic relationsUnited StatesEmigration and immigrationImmigrant childrenEducationImmigrant childrenLanguage.Immigrant childrenEthnic identity.Education, BilingualAmericanization.371.82/691Salomone Rosemary C1036870MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824985103321True American3985563UNINA