One nation, one standard : an ex-liberal on how Hispanics can succeed just like other immigrant groups

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Title:

One nation, one standard : an ex-liberal on how Hispanics can succeed just like other immigrant groups

Author:

Badillo, Herman, 1929-2014.

Personal Author:

Badillo, Herman, 1929-2014.

Publication Information:

New York : Sentinel, 2006.

Physical Description:

x, 228 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm

Language:

English

Contents:

1. The crisis we face -- 2. Beyond the mountains -- 3. The five-century siesta -- 4. The politics of education -- 5. One country, two languages -- 6. Social promotion and other implements of ignorance -- 7. The Harvard of the poor -- 8. From Kennedy democrat to Giuliani republican -- 9. Toward a unified culture -- 10. The Hispanic community in the Unites States and Latin America : the next fifty years-- 11. One nation, one standard.

Personal Subject:

Badillo, Herman, 1929-2014.

Subject Term:

Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions.

Hispanic Americans -- Cultural assimilation.

Hispanic Americans -- Education.

Hispanic Americans -- Economic conditions.

Hispanic American families.

Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions.

Language policy -- United States.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Ethnic relations.