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My father is an immigrant to the USA. This is significant for my educational background, since I was brought up in a strict, no-nonsense atmosphere, with emphasis on achievement and hard work.
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FDR represented help for the working man at the height of teh Great Depression, teh greatest economic crisis in modern world history. His programs also assisted many African-Americans and migrated many of them to the Northern US for industrial jobs.
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This tragedy did not just affect the USA, but was a world-wide phenomenon. In Europe, my father's family was large and lower middle-class due to the fact that my grandfather was a construction laborer.
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My mother was born in the USA into a middle-class family that was very religious. But being born during the war made her upbringing frugal and industrious.
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Mexican-American school segregation illegal in California.
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This series of events would mean that my father would be drafted into a communist military force as soon as he turned 18, which would be in September.
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He was convicted of being a communist agent by the House Committee spurred on by then Congressman Richard Nixon.
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I am the eldest of 4 children.
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These two legislative milestones made clear the gains of the Civil Rights movement a full 100 years after these guarantees in the XIII-XV Amendments to the Constitution.
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With this "relaxation" in communist policies, under Alexander Dubchek, my father would be able to visit his family for the first time since his escape (July).
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This legislation includes Title VII as a benfit for multicultural education.
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My father would not be permitted back into the country until the fall of communism in 1989.
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I was placed in a new school with a very different atmosphere that I enjoyed. I remember that my reaction to the move was very positive. I felt more free and open as a result.
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During the campaign of 1972, we had an assignment in social studies to choose a winner and explain why. It was the first time I paid any attention to an election and I remember predicting Nixon would win. It sparked an interest in politics.
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Failure to provide English Language instruction to immigrants of Chinese ancestry is forbidden.
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A great trip that only heightened my fascination with history and politics.
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It was amazing for me to follow the events of the previous pope's death, teh 30-day pontificate of John Paul I and the election of the first Polish pope in history.
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I was a member of the social studies club, and I remember how confused we were with this side of town. The disparity of wealth from Shaker Heights and East Cleveland made an impression on those in the group.
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This experience was to open my eyes to the many education needs of our young men, espcially the African-Americans. I had to learn that many of them learn differently and I had to sensitize myself to the cultural differences and issues that existed.
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Recent college grads give a 2-year committment to teach in urban and rural public schools; plan to eliminate inequality.
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Individuals with Disabilities Act
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Funding to help lower and eliminate the achievement gap between whites and minorities.
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This was the first major anthology of authors on the topic of multicultural education.
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The Oakland Board of Education hears cases and decides on respect for Ebonics in the classroom.
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Developed to help establish a "level playing field" especially for minorities in education.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that race cannot be a factor in assigning students to high schools, thus rejecting integration plans in Seattle and Louisville, and possibly affecting similar plans in school districts around the nation.
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The experiences that I have had as a teacher and department chair prepared me well to deal with a diverse faculty and student population.
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