The U.S. Census Bureau says more than half the adults in the Los Angeles area between 18 and 34 years old speak a language other than English at home - compared to 25 percent nationwide.Read more here.
...Many immigrant parents are passing their native language on to their American-born children, says University of California Los Angeles professor Raul Hinojosa.
“I’ve definitely seen a sea change in the last ten years,” he said.
Hinojosa says historically, the children and grandchildren of immigrants would stop speaking the parents’ native language. But now the opposite is true. The next generation is encouraged to maintain the language of their immigrant parents.
This blog is looking for wisdom, to have and to share. It is also looking for other rare character traits like good humor, courage, and honor. It is not an easy road, because all of us fall short. But God is love, forgiveness and grace. Those who believe in Him and repent of their sins have the promise of His Holy Spirit to guide us and show us the Way.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
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Elizabeth Lee writes at Voice of America News:
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