Immigration policy as family language policy: Mexican immigrant children and families in search of biliteracy

Author
Author
Sarah Gallo, Nancy Hornberger
Journal
International Journal of Bilingualism
Details
Resource Type
Journal
Acquisition Number
BE026544
Published Date
09-29-2017 3:54 PM
Published Year
2017
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Abstract
In this article we draw upon the ethnography of language planning and policy (LPP) to examine the complexities of how young Latino children with a recently deported parent engage with family language policies within their routine interactions. We explore the following questions. (1) How do US elementary school-aged children engage with, resist, and refashion family language and literacy policies alongside their parents in the face of parental deportations to Mexico? (2) How do children's and parents' experiences with monoglossic ideologies of schooling in the USA and Mexico shape family LPP and migratory decisions?
Topics
Office of Civil Rights
Immigrant Students
Federal Programs and Grants
Federal Policy
Family and Community Involvement