1906 - The Nationality
Act
Required immigrants to speak
English in order to begin the process of becoming naturalized, legitimized the use of language as a mode of exclusion and
discrimination
1964 - Civil Rights Act
Authorized the Commissioner of Education to arrange the support for institutions of higher education and school districts
to provide in-service programs for assisting instructional staff in dealing with problems caused by desegregation.
1965 - Elementary and
Secondary Education Act
Provided federal aid for public
schools. Authorized grants for elementary and secondary
school programs for children of low-income families; school library resources, textbooks, and other instructional materials
for school children; supplementary educational centers and services; strengthening state education agencies; and educational
research and research training
1966 - Language legislation
was given support by President Johnson
Helpd
look beyond poverty and helped the people with any resources possible
1968 - Bilingual Education
Act I
It was the first bilingual-bicultural
education program at the federal funded level in order to establish programs to meet the needs of people with low income and
limited English abilities
1974 - Bilingual Education
Act II
Eliminated the low-income criteria
of the 1968 Act and requested progress reports of students involved
1981 - Senator S.I. Hyakawa
introduced a constitutional amendment that made English the official language of the U.S.
In 1983 Hayakawa founds "U.S.
English" as a legislative organization and by 1998 twenty-five states made English their official language
1998 - Ron Unz's proposition
227 passed in California
Eliminated Bilingual Education
and made all material taught in English
2000 - Proposition
203 passed in Arizona
Similar to proposition 227, which
made all materials, taught in English
2001 - The Colorado English
for the children initiative
Eliminated Bilingual Education
in public schools
2001 - No Child Left
Behind Act
Signed by President Bush and
the act is the successor of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
