Made in America Immigrant Students in Our Public Schools

Name: Made in America Immigrant Students in Our Public Schools
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ISBN: 9781565844711

ISBN-10: 1565844718

ISBN-13: 9781565844711

Edition: 1998

Authors: Laurie Olsen, Herbert Kohl

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Made in America is a firsthand account of life at Madison High, a prototypical public high school. Olsen spent two and a half years in the school, attending classes and interviewing teachers, administrators, students and parents.

Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: New Press, The
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction



At the Crossroads



The Maps of Madison High: On Separation and Invisibility



We Make Each Other Racial: The Madison High World As Perceived by the "American" Student



Learning the Language of America



To Find Your Race and Your Place: Race Tracks at Madison High



Love and Marriage: How Young Immigrant Women Negotiate the Terrain between Cultures



Creating a Support Place for Immigrants



Adults in the Crossroads



A Different Voice, A Daily Struggle



Madison High, the State, and the Nation



Conclusions: What Futures Will We Choose As a Multicultural Society?


Notes


Bibliography