In the early 1900s, Native Americans could not attend schools
for whites or schools for blacks. Some who wanted a formal
education chose to attend one of the new state-funded "Indian"
schools like this. * Robinson, J., Bowman, R, et al. (1977).
Building Cultural Bridges-Leader's Guide. Bloomington, IN. National
Education Service.
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* Keith M. Kilty & Maria Vidal de Haymes (2000): Racism,
Nativism, and Exclusion, Journal of Poverty, 4:1-2, page.3
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Three civil rights workers, Michael Schwerner, James Chaney and
Andrew Goodman, all shot in the dark of night on a lonely road in
Neshoba County, Mississippi. * Robinson, J., Bowman, R, et al.
(1977). Building Cultural Bridges-Leader's Guide. Bloomington, IN.
National Education Service.
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U.s. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey Spanish is
the second most used language in the United States.Spanish is the
second most used language in the United States. Spanish is the
primary language spoken at home by over 35.5 million people aged
five or older.Spanish is the primary language spoken at home by
over 35.5 million people aged five or older. Roughly half of all
U.S. Spanish speakers also speak English "very well", based on the
self-assessment Census question respondents.Roughly half of all
U.S. Spanish speakers also speak English "very well", based on the
self-assessment Census question respondents. Approximately 70% of
Latinos in Michigan are Spanish speakers.Approximately 70% of
Latinos in Michigan are Spanish speakers. 1.- Mexico 110,651,490
2.- United States 50,000,000 3.- Spain 46,585,009 4.- Colombia
45,830,400 5.- Argentina 40,655,093 Moreno Fernndez, Francisco and
Otero Roth, Jaime (2006) Demografa de la lengua espaola.Universidad
Complutense de Madrid, Instituto Complutense de Estudios
Internacionales. North American Academy of the Spanish
Language.
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Demographic Profile of Hispanics in Michigan, 2009. Pew
Hispanic Center.
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Workers at Los Cuatro Amigos in Bangor Township. In the last 10
years, Bay County's Hispanic population has increased by nearly 800
people. Mlive.com. Rise in Hispanic population makes Bay County
more diverse. Sunday, March 27, 2011 Miller, Steve R., Martinez,
Ruben O and Amy Fuan. April 2010. Measuring the Economic and Fiscal
Contributions of Michigans Latino Population
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Mlive.com. Census: Hispanic poised to become majority minority.
Sunday, March 13, 2011.
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Fact Sheet: Latino Children in Child Welfare. Casey Family
Programs; Marguerite Casey Foundation; Annie E. Casey Foundation.
2009
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* Fact Sheet: Latino Children in Child Welfare. Casey Family
Programs; Marguerite Casey Foundation; Annie E. Casey Foundation.
2009
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Appropriate community based services.Appropriate community
based services. Culture and language indicators in outcome
evaluation.Culture and language indicators in outcome evaluation.
City and State agencies to report their progress in developing
culturally and linguistically competent capacity in all areas of
child welfare and demonstrate indicators measuring progress.City
and State agencies to report their progress in developing
culturally and linguistically competent capacity in all areas of
child welfare and demonstrate indicators measuring progress. Child
welfare services providers that have the knowledge of immigration
policies that impact the protection and safety of children.Child
welfare services providers that have the knowledge of immigration
policies that impact the protection and safety of children. Robert
M. Ortega, Cindy Guillean, Lourdes Gutierrez Najera. Latinos and
child welfare = Latinos y el bienestar del nio : voces de la
communidad, the University of Michigan School of Social Work, and
the National Latino Child Welfare Advocacy Group. Publisher Ann
Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan School of Social Work, 1996.
Suleiman, Layla P., Building a Better Future for Latino Families,
The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, April 2001.
Vanessa Ramos, Noah Franklin, Layla P. Suleiman Gonzalez and Keren
Abina-Sotomayor. The State of Latino Families in New York 2011. The
Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc. 2011