Si Hablas Espanol Eres Mojado (If You Speak Spanish You are a Wetback): Spanish as an Identity Marker in the Lives of Mexicano Children.

Benjamin, Rebecca

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Publication Date: 1997

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Si Hablas Espanol Eres Mojado (If You Speak Spanish You are a Wetback): Spanish as an Identity Marker in the Lives of Mexicano Children.

Benjamin, Rebecca

Social Justice, v24 n2 p26-44 Sum 1997

Discusses the function of Spanish in the school lives of Mexican American children, documenting the discussion through the experiences of five fifth-grade friends. Spanish serves to unify them, but it also serves to keep others out of the friendship group. Educators must recognize that language minority children have special needs. (SLD)

Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Friendship, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Language Minorities, Mexican Americans, Racial Identification, Social Support Groups, Spanish, Spanish Speaking, Special Needs Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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