This book fills a critical gap in the cross-cultural literature by illuminating the bilingual experience in both its social and clinical contexts. Rafael Javier makes a convincing, empirically founded case for what he terms the bilingual mind, with its own particular approach to cognition, memory, and emotional and social development. Using this framework, he provides answers to important questions about the way bilingualism affects cognition and development.

Rafael Art. Javier, Ph.D., ABPP
St. John's University, Supervisor and Clinical Professor of Psychology, Center for Psychological Services and Clinical Studies.