Education in the New Latino Diaspora: Policy and the Politics of Identity

by Stanton Wortham

Book Overview

The authors describe a new demographic phenomenon: the settlement of Latino families in areas of the United States where previously there has been little Latino presence.This New Latino Diaspora places pressures on host communities, both to develop conceptualizations of Latino newcomers and to provide needed services.These pressures are particularly felt in schools; in some New Latino Diaspora locations the percentage of Latino students in local...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567506313
• ISBN13: 9781567506310
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.2"