Bilingualism in Our Bones: Saving Home Languages
For too many years, immigrant and indigenous families have been told that passing on their heritage language would limit children’s ability to learn English and succeed in life. This harmful narrative has been supported by policies and systems designed to divest children from cultural and linguistic resources. Consequently, most heritage languages are lost by the second and third generations. This session explores heritage language preservation, focusing on Latinx languages and cultures.
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Veronica Benavides
The Language Preservation Project
Kaila Diaz
Bilingüitos
Diandra Morse
Bilingual Playdate
Vanessa Santiago Schwarz
University of Colorado-Boulder