Dr. Soto wants to make readers aware of institutional racism that still prevails in America. She does this by illustrating the nature of the …show more content…
Soto makes it clear that the problem that bilingual families face in trying to achieve equal/fair education is not just a language problem, but a political and power issue as well. Dr. Soto does a great job displaying the struggles that bilingual families face in her book; which is why any multicultural educator should read Language, Culture, and Power, and become aware of the issues that bilingual students encounter in American schools. Dr. Soto uses the main points of silencing the bilingual communities and how bilingual education is better for students’ learning than English only education to emphasize educators failure to listen to support for bilingual