Elizabeth P. Quintero, Ed.D., has been involved with education programs across the United States and in several countries as a teacher, research scholar, and curriculum specialist with programs that serve families in multilingual communities representing a variety of cultural and historical backgrounds. She is Professor of Education at California State University, Channel Islands. Her recent publications include: «Children Using Story to Connect with Others in Educacāo's themed issue on multiculturalism and education; «In a World of Migration: Rethinking Literacy, Language,