@article{471254, author = {Reyes, MarĂ­a de la Luz.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/471254}, title = {Words were all we had : becoming biliterate against the odds /}, publisher = {Teachers College Press,}, abstract = {This collection examines the personal narratives of a select group of educators who attained biliteracy at a young age, and in the era before bilingual education. Their autobiographical accounts celebrate and make visible a linguistic potential that has been largely ignored in schools and underscores the emotional ties that Latinos have to Spanish.--[book cover]}, recid = {471254}, pages = {xviii, 174 p. :}, address = {New York :}, year = {2011}, }