Multilingual America
Road Safety Campaigns Take Multicultural Approach, October 21, 2009, USA Today
“Click it or ticket” in Somalian: “Strap it or lose your livestock.”
Sometimes, Learning Can Get Lost in the Translation, October 20, 2009, Buffalo News
American students who can’t understand foreign-born teachers are “narrow and parochial.”
Seattle Sounders Launch Web Site in Spanish, September 2, 2009, Yahoo! News
As soccer team signs Colombian and Costa Rican players, Hispanic audience increases.
Kennedy and Immigration: He Changed the Face of America, August 31, 2009, Christian Science Monitor
Amid all the fluff about Kennedy, a hint of the truth.
Linked by an Obscure Language, August 24, 2009, News & Observer (Raleigh)
Karen: Another Third-World language finds a home in America.
Welfare Agency Is Sued Over Translation Service, August 13, 2009, New York Times
Translation services needed so non-English-speakers can access welfare system.
Court Says English-Only Tests OK in Schools, July 31, 2009, San Francisco Chronicle
Requiring students to take tests in English is legal after all.
Oklahomans Hit Justice's Meddling on English-Only Move, July 30, 2009, Washington Times
Feds threaten funds cut-off over English-only referendum.
Indian Accent Doesn't Fly, July 6, 2009, Little India (Norwalk, Connecticut)
Delta Air Lines, JP Morgan drop use of Indian call centers.
Supreme Court Sends a Signal--In English, June 30, 2009, Washington Times
Justices don’t like bilingual education.
Pro-English Measures Being Revived Across U.S., June 17, 2009, MSNBC
Thirty states already have “official English” laws on the books.
English Acquires Its Millionth Word, June 16, 2009, Times of London
As 250 million Chinese learn English, Hispanics in US would rather speak Spanish.
Governor Vetoes Move to Make Driver's Test English-Only, June 9, 2009, WKYT-TV (Lexington, Kentucky)
Requiring immigrants to pass the test in English would make Kentucky “unwelcoming.”
Lost in Translation: The Spanish-Language Puzzle, June 1, 2009, AP
Publishers still waiting for the market for books in Spanish to appear.
Airline Mechanics Who Can't Read English, May 19, 2009, WFAA-TV (News 8, Dallas-Ft. Worth)
FAA not enforcing language guidelines for airplane mechanics.
Southern Californians Learn the Spanish-English Two-Step, May 19, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Despite inroads by Spanish, English remains the “language of achievement.”
84% Say English Should Be America's Official Language, May 18, 2009, Rasmussen Reports
Only 9 percent disagree.
Lebanon Police Chief: Language Barrier Could Cause Danger, May 8, 2009, KY3 News (Springfield, Missouri
Missouri cops now need Spanish lessons.
Law Would Ban California Businesses from Language Discrimination, April 17, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Public policy to be determined by Asian state senator’s bad childhood memories.
Boston Students Struggle With English-Only Rule, April 8, 2009, Boston Globe
High-school students who are having trouble learning English just drop out.
Family Members Allegedly Ran Heroin Smuggling Ring, March 25, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Federal wire-tappers couldn’t understand perps, who spoke in Mixtic Bajo.
Waunakee Parents in 'an Uproar' Over Teaching Social Studies in Spanish, February 10, 2009, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
Compelled students are learning neither social studies nor Spanish.
Senator: Spanish Seat-Belt Ads a Waste of Money, January 28, 2009, Denver Post
Ads targeting other immigrant groups may be added if they don’t buckle up.
Cutting Out the Salon, January 26, 2009, WTNH-TV (New Haven, Connecticut)
Hispanic barbers want licensing test to be given in Spanish.
'English First' Proposal Defeated in Nashville, January 23, 2009, AP
City’s “reputation”—and federal funds—saved.
Lincoln-West High School Rich in Culture, But Sparse in Tools to Teach English, January 21, 2009, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Inability to speak English just one strain immigrants put on schools.
Retailers Catch On to the Buying Power of Immigrants, December 24, 2008, Los Angeles Times
US merchants beginning to cater to non-English speaking immigrants.
Testing Gap in Puerto Rico Stirs Translation Feud, December 11, 2008, AP
Puerto Rican educators speak of Puerto Rico as a different country.
Shortage of Court Interpreters Worsening in U.S., November 21, 2008, USA Today
No shortage of non-English-speaking defendants in US.
Official English Wins by a Landslide in Missouri, November 6, 2008, ProEnglish
89 percent of Missourians vote to make English the official language.
Advocates Worry about Language Access at Polls, November 3, 2008, AP
DOJ “observers” will be in 23 states looking for Voting Rights Act violations.
Lewisville City Council Rejects English-Only Measures, October 10, 2008, Star-Telegram (Fort Worth)
Symbols matter.
74% Speak Spanish at Home, September 24, 2008, El Paso Times
El Paso will be that way until immigration stops.
Mexico Quietly Helps Emigrants to U.S. Learn Spanish, September 24, 2008, Newmax
Mexico likes that 74% figure.
43% in State Speak Other Than English at Home, September 23, 2008, San Francisco Chronicle
One in five Californians cannot speak English well.
Immigration Issues Resurface on Ballots, September 9, 2008, AP
Oregon measure would limit ESL classes to two years.
LPGA Backs Down on English Requirement, September 5, 2008, AP
LPGA sees “wisdom” of knuckling under to Asian legislator’s threats.
Judge Orders English Ballot Printed in Puerto Rico, August 28, 2008, AP
Bilingual ballots are an attack on island’s Spanish heritage.
LPGA to Demand English Proficiency, August 27, 2008, Golfweek
Of all the places to make it a requirement!
Judge: ‘English-Only’ Policy Didn’t Create ‘Hostile Environment’, August 19, 2008, Wichita Eagle
Catholic Diocese may require students to speak English while at school.
Moore Elementary Starts Dual-Language Learning for Youngest Students, August 14, 2008, TCPalm.com (Fort Pierce, Florida)
Social studies, science courses to be taught in Spanish.
Rapid Growth for Spanish-Speaking Television News, August 4, 2008, AP
Univision’s evening newscast seen by more people in NY, LA than ABC, CBS, or NBC.
Again Please, In English, July 9, 2008, JustOneMinute
Obama wants American kids to learn Spanish.
How Many People in the United States Speak Fulani?, June 16, 2008, Modern Language Association
Yapese? Malagasy?
Learning English, the American Way, June 6, 2008, Times of India
American taxpayers foot bill for foreigners to learn English.
In Miami, Spanish Is Becoming the Primary Language, May 29, 2008, AP
Hispanics frustrated that whites “don’t even try to understand” Spanish.
Feds Order Town of Two Languages to Bridge the Gap, May 29, 2008, Los Angeles Times
Translation: Police and city government must speak Spanish.
Hispanics Sue Over English-Only Rule at Catholic School, May 21, 2008, AP
Mandatory English creates “atmosphere of intimidation, inferiority, and isolation for Hispanics.”
Black Teens Feel the Chill of 'Bilingual Preferred', May 6, 2008, Inland Empire
In US, you need to speak Spanish to get entry-level jobs.
Seminole County School Workers Ordered to Speak Inglés Only, May 5, 2008, Orlando Sentinel
English-speaking Hispanic prefers to speak Spanish on the job.