17 The Modifi ed Lau Consent Decree to the Sunset

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Foreword xv
5. Introduction xxi
6. Section 1 Before Lau: The Sunrises
7. 1 Before Lau: Chinese Exclusion 1
8. 2 Before Lau, there was Mrs Lau 12
9. 3 Before Lau, There Was School Desegregation and Bilingual Education 22
10. 4 Before Lau: Personalized Curriculum Writers, not Publishers 37
11. 5 Before Lau, Chinese Educators Were Assigned Outside of Chinatown 45
12. 6 Before Lau, Collective Advocacy Had Many Tentacles 56
13. 7 Before Lau, Community Agencies at the Core 66
14. 8 Before Lau, a ‘Reggie’ Found a Way 76
15. 9 Before Lau, An Idealistic Lawyer and Public Servant is Appointed to the School Board 90
16. 10 Before Lau, There Was School Desegregation and Mandatory Busing 99
17. Section 2 After Lau: The Sunrising Quickly
18. 11 After Lau: Remedies and More Remedies 108
19. 12 After Lau: California’s Proposition 227 and English for the Children 123
20. 13 A Third World Rights Federation Activist in the Midst 130
21. 14 Remedies and Remediation in Higher Education 140
22. Section 3 Beyond Lau: The Sun Setting
23. 15 Post Lau: The Association of Chinese Teachers 149
24. 16 Post Lau: The Chinese Principals 162
25. 17 The Modifi ed Lau Consent Decree to the Sunset 175
26. 18 Sunset and Beyond: Language as Problem, Right, Resource or Choice? 183
27. 19 Sunsetting and Choice: Co-Articulating Language Rights, Affi rmative Action and Voting Rights 190
28. References 195
29. Index 207