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García, Ofelia; Sung, Kenzo K. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2018
As the 1968 Bilingual Education Act (BEA) reaches its 50th anniversary, we provide a critical historical review of its contradictory origins and legacy. By distilling the BEA's history into three periods that we label "power to the people," "pride for the people," and "profit from the people," we demonstrate that the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Second Language Learning, Educational Legislation, Educational History
Chan, Kenyon S.; Tsang, Sau-Lim – 1981
This review of the educational progress of Chinese Americans examines the demographic, cultural, and learning characteristics of this group with respect to the historical and current status of bilingual/bicultural program development. The Lau v. Nichols case is cited as a major influence and precedent for the development of federally mandated…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Chinese Americans, Cultural Exchange, Culture Conflict