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Cheuk, Tina – Berkeley Review of Education, 2019
As an immigrant, born to formerly undocumented parents who left Hong Kong for the United States with barely a middle school education and a pair of tourist visas, Tina Cheuk, was separated from her parents for four years. She later joined them at age seven. Upon arriving in the United States, she was one of three English Learners, (ELs) in her…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Multilingualism, English Language Learners
Garrett, Rachel Singal – ProQuest LLC, 2010
A significant and growing proportion of students in the United States speak primarily a non-English language at home. This dissertation contributes to the understanding of academic achievement patterns among language minority students in the United States. The first essay uses data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey Kindergarten Class…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Educational Policy, Language of Instruction, Mathematics Achievement