Latino language practices and literacy education in the U.S.

Ethnolinguistic Diversity and Education: Language, Literacy, and Culture

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 193-211

  García, Ofelia ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203863442     Document Type: Chapter

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