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Language Rights and the Law in the United States
Finding our Voices
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Sandra Del Valle
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English
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2003
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This book is provides a review of the legal status of minority languages in the US and provides the historical and political context for the legal manoeuvring that culminated in landmark civil rights victories. All cases are discussed in an accessible manner to the non-legal audience. Topics range from the English-only movement to consumer law.
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Del Valle Sandra :
Sandra Del Valle is a civil rights lawyer born and raised in New York City of Puerto Ricon parents. She has worked on language rights issues in the U.S. for over ten years. She specializies in the educational rights of language minority children. She lives on Long Island with her husband and two daughters.
Sandra Del Valle is a civil rights lawyer born and raised in New York City of Puerto Ricon parents. She has worked on language rights issues in the U.S. for over ten years. She specializies in the educational rights of language minority children. She lives on Long Island with her husband and two daughters.
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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Chapter 1. A History of Language Rights: Between Tolerance and Hostility
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Chapter 2. Nativism and Language Restrictions: Echoes of the Past at the End of the Twentieth Century
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Chapter 3. Fulfilling the Promise of Citizenship: English Literacy, Naturalization, and Voting Rights
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Chapter 4. Language Rights in the Workplace: Negotiating Boundaries Within Close Spaces
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Chapter 5. Language Rights in Litigation: Making the Case for Greater Protections in Criminal and Civil Proceedings
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Chapter 6. Bilingual Education: Learning and Politics in the Classroom
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Chapter 7. Native American Education: The US Implements an English- Only Policy
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Chapter 8. Due Process and Governmental Benefits: When English-Only is Enough
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Chapter 9. Commerce and Language Minorities: Remaking Old Laws for New Consumers
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Chapter 10. The Place of International Law in Promoting Linguistic Human Rights Within the United States
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Appendix: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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April 17, 2003
eBook ISBN:
9781853596445
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376
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9781853596445
Keywords for this book
language; human rights; language law; language policy; minority languages; civil rights
