Equity in Multilingual Schools and Communities

This book is a fitting tribute to the esteemed scholar, Professor Guadalupe Valdés. Beyond serving as a tribute, this anthology affords readers chapters of high quality, written by scholars who have been influenced by her work and who continue her challenge of orthodoxy, especially in support of language-minoritized communities. Outstanding! * Diane Larsen-Freeman, Professor Emerita, University of Michigan, USA * Guadalupe Valdés’ contributions are wonderfully documented in this exciting collection by a superb sample of her many students and colegas. They show that languages are living, ever-adapting, embodied ways of knowing and projecting the many social and cultural world views of multilinguals as they creatively navigate transborder systems of policies, national and institutional identity, and human relations anchored in community and family solidarity and pursuit of human rights. * Richard Durán, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA * This book is a powerful reminder that we stand on the shoulders of giants. Honoring the life's work of Guadalupe Valdés, the contributors strike just the right balance between paying tribute to her legacy and transcending it to offer fresh insight that humanizes the struggles and triumphs of students and teachers striving for equity and linguistic justice. * Francis M. Hult, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), USA *