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Posted: 11/2/2009

What Are They Saying?

What first changed my mind about staying monolingual wasn't learning more about the Philippines, but seeing a different side of California.
Posted: 10/26/2009

News: Pasadena Dual Immersion, Mixtec Stumps Police

The Pasadena Unified School District will introduce elementary dual-language immersion in Spanish and Mandarin. A Mexican drug clan's use of its native Oaxacan language slowed down LAPD investigators.
Posted: 4/28/2009

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Posted: 3/3/2009

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Posted: 1/26/2009

I Heard That

In Westwood, Mandarin speakers use their native tongue when they're angry.
Posted: 11/10/2008

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Posted: 10/17/2008

News: L.A. Unprepared, Online Chat Interpreter

Language mix could spell trouble in an earthquake, company offers instant translator for Internet chat
Posted: 9/3/2008

Cancer in Chinese

After starting chemotherapy, I was desperate to find someone who could speak to the doctor.
Posted: 5/13/2008

News: Chumash Dictionary, City Hall Spanish

Samala Language Revitalization Effort for Chumash Indians, More City Hall Communications in Spanish
Posted: 5/8/2008

News: Healthcare Woes; AZN Over, Out

Healthcare in L.A. Still Limited by Language, Comcast Pulls the Plug on AZN Television
Posted: 4/9/2008

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?
Posted: 3/20/2008

Reggae Sounds

African and other languages make Thursday nights at a Hollywood dance club.
Posted: 3/18/2008

Stranded off Venice

I found out how it feels not to speak the majority language abroad, then at home.
Posted: 3/18/2008

News: N-word Ban, Obamanovela

LA Follows NYC with N-word Ban, Obama Backers Make Bilingual YouTube Series
Posted: 12/10/2007

News: Census, Strike at Courts

56 Percent Speak 'Foreign' Language at Home, Court Interpreters Can't Get Pay Hike
Posted: 11/5/2007

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Posted: 10/25/2007

News: LA Emmys, Delayed by Arabic

Spanish TV Wins "Serious" L.A. Emmys, Plane Delayed When Arabic Spoken, Translators Needed for Neighborhood Meetings
Posted: 9/4/2007

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Posted: 7/25/2007

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Posted: 6/12/2007

Outrage in the City

Translated ballots ought to have a unifying effect on the population.
Posted: 5/31/2007

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Posted: 3/24/2007

Caught Reading

Kids are taking the "silent" out of Sustained Silent Reading—and making it "secret."
Posted: 3/13/2007

Here to Havana

Ben Caldwell, a filmmaker and founder of a community arts organization, wants to change attitudes about language and race.
Posted: 2/27/2007

Hot Spot

North Hollywood speaks Armenian, English, Hebrew, Russian, and Spanish.
Posted: 2/23/2007