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Book SynopsisLanguage, Identity, and Choice: Raising Bilingual Children in a Global Society examines the intersections of language, race, and identity within the family. It offers particular attention to the proscription of identity when language and culture have a direct impact on the understanding of race and ethnicity within the African American community.
Trade ReviewLanguage, Identity, and Choice: Raising Bilingual Children in a Global Society offers, through vibrant personal reflections and scholarly research, a valuable treatise on the promotion of second language and trans-cultural studies among African Americans. Those wishing to engender in their children and in their communities the positive benefits of bilingualism and intercultural literacy will find this text informative and entertaining. -- James J. Davis, Howard University
Table of Contents1.African American Collective Identity and Language: A Cultural Chasm 1 2.Hip Hop, Post-soul and Language: A Generational Shift in Language and Identity 13 3.The Product is My Standpoint: A Personal Reflection 25 4.Teaching Family Ideology and Family Identity 33 5.Communicating Identity as a Family 49 6.Defining African American Bilingual Family Ideology: A Family Reflection 59 7.Our Black is Noir and Negro 70 8.Look Mamí! El Fish es Over Ya! - Raising a Bilingual/Bicultural Child in a Monolingual Context: A Family Reflection 87 9.Through Generations: The Linguistic Legacy of Identity 101 10.Conclusion 110 Next steps : A Family Reflection
