Cancer in Chinese

After starting chemotherapy, I was desperate to find someone who could speak to the doctor.

News: Chumash Dictionary, City Hall Spanish

Samala Language Revitalization Effort for Chumash Indians, More City Hall Communications in Spanish

News: Healthcare Woes; AZN Over, Out

Healthcare in L.A. Still Limited by Language, Comcast Pulls the Plug on AZN Television

Cosmic City

What if "multilingual" isn't just an adjective that describes Los Angeles? What if multilingual is who we are and want to be?

Reggae Sounds

African and other languages make Thursday nights at a Hollywood dance club.

Stranded off Venice

I found out how it feels not to speak the majority language abroad, then at home.

News: N-word Ban, Obamanovela

LA Follows NYC with N-word Ban, Obama Backers Make Bilingual YouTube Series

News: Census, Strike at Courts

56 Percent Speak 'Foreign' Language at Home, Court Interpreters Can't Get Pay Hike

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News: LA Emmys, Delayed by Arabic

Spanish TV Wins "Serious" L.A. Emmys, Plane Delayed When Arabic Spoken, Translators Needed for Neighborhood Meetings

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Outrage in the City

Translated ballots ought to have a unifying effect on the population.

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Caught Reading

Kids are taking the "silent" out of Sustained Silent Reading—and making it "secret."

Here to Havana

Ben Caldwell, a filmmaker and founder of a community arts organization, wants to change attitudes about language and race.

Hot Spot

North Hollywood speaks Armenian, English, Hebrew, Russian, and Spanish.

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Hot Spot

Where to go to hear Korean, Vietnamese, and Spanish? Yep, Chinatown.

Maps on Us

Maps of L.A.'s languages leave a lot out of the picture.

Million-Dollar Babies

There's method in the madness of celebrity baby names.

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