Kip Austin Hinton

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703572504575213883276427528.html in the mid 1800s when arizona was "acquired," 2/3 of population was native american. therefore, the traditional "accent" of arizona is a native american accent. half the white people in phoenix were born in a different state. they speak outsider dialects, including new york english, chicago english, and valley-girl. of course, most evaluators hired by the state speak a white, outsider variety of english. they all have accents, because everyone has some sort of accent. the question is, which accent will get you fired? Lippi-Green, Rosina (1997). English with an Accent. http://www.amazon.com/English-Accent-Language-Ideology-Discrimination/dp/0415114772 the answer is obvious: accents associated with immigrants from mexico or other latino countries will get you fired (never mind that arizona actively recruited hundreds of teachers from mexico, and convinced them to move to the state years ago...

i went to a big conference, of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) . it was tiring and overwhelming, i don't know how many people were there. tens of thousands. it's the one everyone says we (grad students) have to present papers at - so i presented a paper. met great people, learned and partied with them. saw carol lee shake her groove thing. i submitted the same paper last year, but it was rejected. so i fixed the things reviewers didn't like, and this year they accepted it. appreciate criticism. by the way, AERA finally has an opinion about something. education is part of our world. how did they make it through the 20th century without any "political" opinions (eugenics, fascism, genocide, internment camps, mccarthyism, jim crow, voter literacy tests, brown v. board, nclb, etc.)? my title: Undocumented Paradox: Activist Immigrants and the California Dream Act my abstract: IDEAS is UCLA’s undocumented student support group. My ethnography fo...