in level of proficiency in English, they are taught only in English. Either way, these programs do not challenge white dominant society; they try to fit these kids into it without their understanding. It is perpetuating white hegemonic ideals in America. In our view, multicultural education can be transformed in a satisfactory way only if it adopts a fundamental stance against capitalist relations of exploitation and addresses the process of imperialism, the social relations of production, and the construction of white privilege. Here we take the position that systematic racism is an ideology and set of social and cultural practices that grew out of slavery in which the act of discrimination created categories and criteriologies of difference and hierarchical systems of classification that served to universalize and naturalize imperialist aggression and dominant social relations of exploitation (Mclaren 26). The blue collar workers who decided to does not learn English is being exploited while the one who does is losing their traditions. So Mclaren argues that the only way to properly teach bilingual education is to inform students of the situation in which capitalist America exploits non-English speakers. It seems to be most important, however, to teach them that learning English can be a valuable asset but retaining their own traditions and learning English is an invaluable advantage. The prime goal of bilingual education must be the obtainment of good teachers who recognize this situation and inform the students of the country they are growing up in. This is an ideal situation but it has obviously not happened in the past. George Washington Gomez is a novel that contends directly with the educational system in the U.S. from grade school through college. This book tells the story of Gualinto Gomez who is the son of a Mexican mother and half-white half-Mexican father murdered by white people. Gualinto’s mother and u...
