CHLA 450U: Latinos in Education: Background Information
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Encyclopedia of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement by ISBN: 9780313304255Publication Date: 2000-05-30 -
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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States by Publication Date: 2005 -
Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education by Publication Date: 2008 -
Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education by Publication Date: 2008
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