Heather Cox Richardson
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Bilingual Multicultural Education Act, Narrated by Representative Teresa Leger Fernández
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1:08Now PlayingCongresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández represents the 3rd Congressional District of New Mexico. She serves on the House Rules Committee and the Committee on Natural Resources and is chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus. New Mexico’s Bilingual Multicultural Education Act (BMEA) of 1973 was the country’s first legislation intended to honor multilingual and multicultural identity. @DemocraticWomensCaucus @rep.teresalegerfernandez8059
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