Afghan Interpreters Seek Special Immigrant Visas
Editor's note: This story was originally published in April and has been updated.
The Biden administration announced on July 8 that flights to evacuate some...
Welsh Language Activists Fight Against Nuclear Energy
Language activists in Wales have been fighting to protect the Welsh language from a rather unlikely threat: nuclear energy. According to a recent report...
The Importance of Language Classes for Aging Migrant Communities
In aging migrant communities, language barriers can create limitations on seniors’ way of life. In research conducted by linguists at The University of Groningen,...
The Underrepresentation of African Languages in Tech
Like any other continent on Earth, Africa is home to hundreds — and potentially thousands, depending on who you ask—of indigenous languages. Some of...
Marvel Cinematic Universe starts to look more like our own
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Phase 4 teaser trailer dropped on Monday and, along with a hefty dose of nostalgia for Phases 1-3, delivered...
New York Senate Passes Bill to Increase Language Access
A bill requiring New York state agency websites to be translated into the 12 most widely spoken languages in the state has recently been...
Conversations with Character(s)
Of the world’s approximately 7,000 languages, around 4,000 are written. Though many of us, certainly those of us from secure linguistic communities, take the...
What makes a language foreign?
Minari, a film by Korean-American filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung, won the award for best foreign language film at the Golden Globe awards on Sunday,...
White translator relinquishes assignment over race
The Dutch translator chosen to adapt the poem Amanda Gorman wrote for Joe Biden's presidential inauguration has turned down the assignment after some complained...