ED Surge

JULY 7, 2023

While the majority of the population is monolingual, America is one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world , with more than 350 languages spoken within its borders, including a wealth of Indigenous and heritage languages. But it’s also important to recognize that English-only communication is limited.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We talked with educators who immigrated as children to the U.S., We talked with folks who strongly identify with their heritage ancestry, language and culture and others who navigate the complex nuances of diasporic reality. some who grew up on food stamps, in gangs, or as refugees escaping the ravages of war.

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ED Surge

MAY 12, 2023

A white-passing student in the group expressed his hesitance in speaking Spanish and claiming his heritage because he didn’t want to be accused of appropriation. We are open to the ideas of different cultures,” said another. A multiethnic student shared how uncomfortable it makes her when people, especially adult men, call her “exotic.”

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Before that, Cella grew up hearing stories from her paternal Hawaiian grandparents — who are also of Chinese and Puerto Rican heritage, which Cella says is a common “hapa” mix of backgrounds — about their lives and the family’s history. It's why she studied history and journalism as an undergrad, and why teaching history appeals to her.

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ED Surge

APRIL 21, 2023

It was designed especially for educators to build a basic understanding of communication in Spanish, and to increase awareness of the importance of language to culture. And our students and families can see, and now hear, the value we are placing on their rich language heritage.

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Heritage Teaching Cultures Education 128

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

I learned truths about European imperialism and the humanness before slavery — how colonists from all over Europe stuck their flagpoles into African soils, controlling nations and influencing heritage for centuries. Although Black Americans reinvented and established a unique culture, we’re eternally connected to the sub-Sahara.

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ED Surge

MAY 20, 2024

Creativity, learning and innovation flourished in African communities, and that heritage lives in African descendants, especially apparent in the way we teach and radically care for our students. A question Black womxn educators must ask themselves when centering their healing is who you are and where you come from?

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As an English language learner in southern New England, she navigated linguistic and cultural barriers to build a life that nurtured her family and sustained her Portuguese heritage. Grace and Fernanda Fernanda, born on Faial, a small island in the Azores archipelago , emigrated to the United States in the 1970s with her family.

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ED Surge

JUNE 2, 2023

But within those blanket terms to describe “minorities” are dozens of cultures with unique heritages, ethnicities, and geographic locations. People from those cultures have nuanced histories, perspectives, and experiences in the U.S. What Can Education Leaders Do? who are not white. and in its schools.

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Heritage Education K-12 American History 101

The Hechinger Report

JULY 28, 2021

Ríos, the school’s librarian, holds a paper flower made by students for a Mexican heritage celebration. Experts point to a confluence of factors for this, including poverty, culture, trauma and a lack of comprehensive sexual health education. “My Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. “My She motivates me a lot.”.

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