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English Only JAMAS.
Cartagena, Juan
Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos Bulletin, v2 n5 p64-76 Spr 1989
Puerto Ricans have been largely ignored in the current debate over English as a national language. Once the rhetoric of language restrictionists is discarded, the real issue becomes that of the political empowerment of Puerto Ricans. The history of language policy in relation to Puerto Ricans is also reviewed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Civil Rights, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups, Hispanic Americans, Immigrants, Language Usage, Official Languages, Political Influences, Public Policy, Puerto Ricans, Second Language Learning, Spanish Speaking, United States History
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