Speaking American: Language Education and Citizenship in Twentieth-Century Los Angeles Volume 15

by Zevi Gutfreund

Book Overview

When Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Bilingual Education Act of 1968, language learning became a touchstone in the emerging culture wars. Nowhere was this more apparent than in Los Angeles, where elected officials from both political parties had supported the legislation, and where the most disruptive protests over it occurred. The city, with its diverse population of Latinos and Asian Americans, is the ideal locus for Zevi Gutfreund's study of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806167394
• ISBN13: 9780806167398
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"