Language Rights and the Law in the United States: Finding our Voices

Sandra Del Valle

Published by Multilingual Matters 2003

Language Rights and the Law in the United States

Finding our Voices

Sandra Del Valle

In the series Bilingual Education & Bilingualism

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781853596445

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About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

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.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. A History of Language Rights: Between Tolerance and Hostility Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Chapter 2. Nativism and Language Restrictions: Echoes of the Past at the End of the Twentieth Century Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
Chapter 3. Fulfilling the Promise of Citizenship: English Literacy, Naturalization, and Voting Rights Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
Chapter 4. Language Rights in the Workplace: Negotiating Boundaries Within Close Spaces Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
Chapter 5. Language Rights in Litigation: Making the Case for Greater Protections in Criminal and Civil Proceedings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Chapter 6. Bilingual Education: Learning and Politics in the Classroom Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Chapter 7. Native American Education: The US Implements an English- Only Policy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
Chapter 8. Due Process and Governmental Benefits: When English-Only is Enough Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	298
Chapter 9. Commerce and Language Minorities: Remaking Old Laws for New Consumers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
Chapter 10. The Place of International Law in Promoting Linguistic Human Rights Within the United States Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	328
Appendix: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	348

Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Pages
- Main content: 376
Keywords: language; human rights; language law; language policy; minority languages; civil rights

eBook

Published: April 17, 2003
ISBN: 9781853596445