Arizona English-fluency case may have wide repercussions - Los Angeles Times
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 FlaglerLive.com | Arizona English-fluency case may have wide repercussions Los Angeles Times A ruling that an activist's language skills are insufficient for a City Council seat unsettles border towns where Spanish is used in day-to-day life. An appeal is before the state Supreme Court. Alejandrina Cabrera is running for City Council in San ... COLUMN — The need for a bilingual America English-Only Laws: The Hispanic Poll Tax |
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Some blacks insist: 'I'm not African-American' - Post-Tribune
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Some blacks insist: 'I'm not African-American' Post-Tribune In Latin, a forerunner of the English language, the color black is “niger.” In 1619, the first African captives in America were described as “negars,” which became the epithet still used by some today. The Spanish word “negro” means black. |
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Youngest Grammy winners - USA TODAY
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Youngest Grammy winners USA TODAY He's the first Latin artist to have two Spanish-language albums, Romance and Segundo Romance (both of which earned Grammys), go platinum. Aguilera was 19 when she beat fellow Mickey Mouse Club star Britney Spears for best new artist in 2000. |
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Mitt Romney: First Gringo-Latino President? - Fox News
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 Fox News | Mitt Romney: First Gringo-Latino President? Fox News ¡Pssst! began the whispers that soon became a question asked out loud in columns, on Facebook, cable shows, and among friends: could Romney be the nation's first Hispanic President? Before you unequivocally and maybe indignantly answer, ... Guillermo Martinez: Jeb, Rubio seek to soften GOP stance on immigration |
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The Lady of the Camellias and the Philippines - Philippine Star
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The Lady of the Camellias and the Philippines Philippine Star He was also interested in animals and wrote the first account about the birds of the Philippines (in 1702). Why is his name still known today? – I have to make references to three different circumstances in three different countries to explain this ... |
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CBeebies, BBC Worldwide's Spanish-language Preschool Channel, Now Available ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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CBeebies, BBC Worldwide's Spanish-language Preschool Channel, Now Available ... MarketWatch (press release) MIAMI, Jan 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BBC Worldwide has selected Comcast Media Center (CMC) to deliver programming from CBeebies, its Spanish-language TV channel for pre-school children, via the CMC's Video on Demand (VOD) content distribution ... |
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The Latino Gap: Not Quite Trilingual - Fronteras: The Changing America Desk
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The Latino Gap: Not Quite Trilingual Fronteras: The Changing America Desk She spoke Spanish with her brother and sisters at home. She spoke Spanish and Kanjobal - which is a Mayan language - with her parents, both of whom are from Guatemala. And she spoke English with me, the fifth first-grade teacher she had that year. |
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Why Fernando Frequently Fails to Fire - Soccerlens
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Why Fernando Frequently Fails to Fire Soccerlens ... the Spanish striker has suddenly become something of a cruel joke in the Barclays Premier League. So indelibly has he left his mark in England that his very name has taken on added meaning in the English language: Noun – an unbelievably easy goal ... |
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Mariela Dabbah: If You Don't Speak English, Don't Run for Office - Fox News
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 Justia Verdict | Mariela Dabbah: If You Don't Speak English, Don't Run for Office Fox News On the one hand, the woman was running for a City Council seat in a border town where 90% of the population speaks Spanish. The New York Times reported that initially Cabrera's opponents spearheaded the effort to block her name from the ballot. English Language Proficiency and Elective Office in the Southwest: An Arizona ... Opinion: The need for a bilingual America Arizona council candidate fighting to serve her term after rivals say she isn ... |
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Genius Brands International Names Denise Kovac Marketing Director and Head of ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Genius Brands International Names Denise Kovac Marketing Director and Head of ... MarketWatch (press release) The next step in the campaign is to reach Spanish-speaking parents and children with offers for both Spanish and English-language Baby Genius(R) DVDs and CDs. The television commercials will be translated into Spanish and Genius Brands is currently ... |
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