bicultural

adjective

bi·cul·tur·al (ˌ)bī-ˈkəl-chər-əl

: of, relating to, or including two distinct cultures

bicultural education

biculturalism

(ˌ)bī-ˈkəl-chər-ə-ˌli-zəm

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web During the meeting, Billings ignored most of the students’ asks and, instead, offered to make three slots on the cheerleading squad available to white students and three slots for Mexican-American students as well as look into the benefits of bicultural education. —

Natalie Arroyo Camacho, refinery29.com, 8 Dec. 2022 Outside the university, academics and activists who’ve championed bilingual, biliterate and bicultural education in San Antonio say the episode mirrors what has happened in other institutions, where bilingual programs have met a resistance that echoes the wider political divisions in the country. —

Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2022 Among the commands: hiring more Mexican-American teachers and counselors, instituting bilingual and bicultural education, adding Mexican-American studies classes, improving testing programs, reducing the size of classes, and ensuring equal opportunity in student activities. —

Natalie Arroyo Camacho, refinery29.com, 8 Dec. 2022 The band La Santa Cecilia, named for the patron saint of music, is dedicated to voicing the experience of a new bicultural generation in the United States. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2022 These programs include Project upGRADS, which supports the academic achievement of Latinx graduate students, and Ánimo: Latinx Counseling Emphasis, which offers five courses that prepare graduates to provide bilingual and bicultural counseling for Latinx clients and families. —

Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2022 Sahaj Kaur Kohli is a mental health professional and the creator of Brown Girl Therapy and Culturally Enough, communities focused on people with bicultural identities and immigrant parents. —

Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023 And with bicultural and bilingual education from staff that reflected the students and encouraged them, performance at the high school improved as well: 170 students who had dropped out returned to school and more students were graduating than before. —

Natalie Arroyo Camacho, refinery29.com, 8 Dec. 2022 While the stigma surrounding mental health can keep people from seeking help, community groups say there is also a shortage of bilingual and bicultural mental health professionals who understand the issues that first- and second-generation populations face. —

Anjali Huynh, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 See More

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