When the federal government set up boarding schools in the 19th century to assimilate Native American children into American culture, one of the objectives was to get them to turn away from the use of ...

A new study suggests that the language a bilingual person speaks can affect their physical sensations, depending on the cultural association tied to each vernacular. We take for granted the fact that ...

The relationship between language and ethnic identity has long occupied a central place in social, cultural and political thought. It is a relationship that is at once intimate and complex – uniting ...

Armenian culture has always been a story of resilience. Across centuries, despite displacement and loss, our traditions, ...

The phrase “linguistic justice” can take on several meanings, but at Pitt, it means meeting students where they’re at.

In a call to action for universities and society at large, this inspiring lecture underscored the power of language as a ...

PRESERVE CULTURE. ALBUQUERQUE ISIC RH WITH CULTURE NAVETI AMERICAN MEXICAN AND SPANISH A BIG PART OF THAT IS LANGUAGE TOUHRGHOUT NEW MEXICO’S HISTORYPE SAKING. SPANISH WAS FROWNED UPONUT B NOW IT’S ...

A South African poet’s multilingual performance at the G20 Social Summit touched viewers as she blended several local ...

“My identity is a way to tell my story,” said dancer Liethis Hechavarria. At Anahuacalmecac International University Preparatory, ceremonial dances that hearken back to the students’ indigenous ...

Editor’s note: This personal essay was written following a Twitter campaign organized by Global Voices sub-Saharan Africa and Rising Voices where each week, a different language activist shared their ...

Myaamia Heritage Program students get a lesson from Daryl Baldwin, executive director of the Myaamia Center at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Scott Kissell, Miami University, CC BY-ND Many actions ...