Lau v Nichols — How Immigrant Students Won Bilingual Education

The case Lau v. Nichols originated in San Francisco, where Chinese immigrant students who spoke little to no English were not receiving adequate language assistance in school. The parents of these students filed a class action lawsuit, arguing that the lack of English language instruction was a form of discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs that receive federal funding.