The school I deserve : six young refugees and their fight for equality in America /
Napolitano, Jo, 1976-
The school I deserve : six young refugees and their fight for equality in America / Jo Napolitano. - xi, 206 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction. From Colombia to Columbia in forty short years -- The longest goodbyes -- A new world -- Beyond the horses and buggies -- The uninvited -- Handle with care -- Not on my watch -- Big leagues -- Not in our names -- This land is your land -- Opening arguments -- In their own words -- Caps and gowns -- Tough crowd -- Disconnected -- A missed opportunity -- Granted -- Higher ground -- A room of her own.
"Uncovers the key civil rights battle that immigrant children fought alongside the ACLU to ensure equal access to education within a xenophobic nation"--
9780807024980 0807024988
2020057066
American Civil Liberties Union.
Refugee children--Education--Pennsylvania--Lancaster.
Refugee children--Civil rights--Pennsylvania--Lancaster.
Right to education--United States.
Discrimination in education--Law and legislation--United States.
The school I deserve : six young refugees and their fight for equality in America / Jo Napolitano. - xi, 206 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction. From Colombia to Columbia in forty short years -- The longest goodbyes -- A new world -- Beyond the horses and buggies -- The uninvited -- Handle with care -- Not on my watch -- Big leagues -- Not in our names -- This land is your land -- Opening arguments -- In their own words -- Caps and gowns -- Tough crowd -- Disconnected -- A missed opportunity -- Granted -- Higher ground -- A room of her own.
"Uncovers the key civil rights battle that immigrant children fought alongside the ACLU to ensure equal access to education within a xenophobic nation"--
9780807024980 0807024988
2020057066
American Civil Liberties Union.
Refugee children--Education--Pennsylvania--Lancaster.
Refugee children--Civil rights--Pennsylvania--Lancaster.
Right to education--United States.
Discrimination in education--Law and legislation--United States.