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Rejecting abyssal thinking in the language and education of racialized bilinguals: A manifesto

Ofelia Garcíaa The Graduate Centre, City University of New York
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Nelson Floresb Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
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Kate Seltzerc College of Education, Rowan University
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Li Weid UCL Institute of Education, University College LondonCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ricardo Otheguya The Graduate Centre, City University of New York
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Jonathan Rosae Graduate School of Education, Stanford University
Pages 203-228 | Published online: 20 Aug 2021

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