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2006-07 Selected Essays
The editorial committee of e.g., UW’s online journal of 100-level writing, is pleased to announce the winning essays for 2006-07:
Bilingual Education and its Threat to the Nation Form
Karin AsplundThe Future of Tomorrow Struggling with Domination
Christine CaldejonThe Manipulation and Exploitation of Nationalism
Behnum Habibi“Man Law”: Perpetuation of Stereotypes Online
Caitlin PrattPersuasion for a Better Cause
Ashley ThoresonA More Mobile Campus: A Proposal for a New Mobility Map at the University of Washington
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2006-07 Winner: “Bilingual Education and Its Threat to the Nation Form” by Karin Asplund
“Bilingual Education” by Karin Asplund PDF
The United States has often been called “the nation of immigrants” and “the melting pot of cultures.” Americans consider themselves members of a diverse and welcoming culture and pride themselves on that fact. National holidays celebrate the efforts of civil rights leaders and the national anthem praises the “land of the free.” However, when considering immigration laws, one could say that the United States is not as free, diverse nor as welcoming as it may appear. This is evident in how quickly “foreigners” are strongly encouraged, if not socially forced, to assimilate to American culture. For example, consider how third-generation immigrants rarely speak the language of their heritage (Gort 32). Through society and the education system, the United States is actually undermining diversity rather than promoting it. This is to ensure the success of what Etienne Balibar calls “the nation form,” which depends on establishing the uniformity of all people of the nation. By examining the works of Antonia Darder and Mileidis Gort we shall explore how the current nation form is threatened by bilingual education and a bicultural society.
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