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| Title: Immigrants face culture shock in Georgia schools
Writer: Mark Bixler |
Date: July 27, 1999
Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution |
| Lead: Thousands of Hispanic and Asian-American students have entered public schools in Georgia in the last several years, and educators expect more immigrants when school starts next month. They and their teachers often are separated by an obvious gulf-- many of the children do not speak English-- but less subtle cultural differences also can divide them. | |
| Keywords: Eye contact, culture, Latin American, unwritten rules, Viviana Castilla, Mexico, DeKalb County, Yong Kim, South Korea, discipline, misunderstandings, special education, suspension, Jackie Jordan Irvine, urban education, Hispanic, punctuality, DeKalb County International Center, Vivian Stephens, China, Ted Hamann, faculty. | |
