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| Title | Video on Vietnamese bilingual education |
| Body | From: "Anselmo Villanueva" The youngsters gathered in an empty classroom at the Vietnamese-American Civic Association in Dorchester are unanimous in their opinion. Bilingual education is a good thing. When the association's youth coordinator, Phuong-dai Nguyen, proposed doing a project on any issue touching the lives of the program's Vietnamese refugee and immigrant teenagers, her students quickly embraced the idea of doing something on bilingual education. They had all benefited from the method and felt their transition from ''Vietnamese newcomer" to ''Vietnamese-American" was hastened by the program. They also felt that no one had sought the opinion of students -- the group most affected by the 2002 vote on Question 2, which eliminates the program from public schools. The youths chose to create a video to document their feelings about and experiences with bilingual education, in part because they thought taking that route might be the easiest option... Elizabeth Shelburne, Globe Correspondent, 10/12/2003 For more information about the civic association and the film, visit www.vacaboston.org, or call Phuong-dai Nguyen at 617-288-7344. |
| Source | Elizabeth Shelburne, Globe Correspondent |
| Inputdate | 2003-10-14 14:08:00 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2003-10-14 14:08:00 |
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