President Donald Trump’s edict this past week declaring English as our official language is at odds with America's long traditions of meeting immigrants halfway in their heritage languages. It ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of leadership, culture & equity in business. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 01: An immigrants rights ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Haylee Bohm. In the state of Michigan, students are required to take two years of the ...

American Sign Language is a dynamic living language with approximately 1 million users in the United States and Canada. A minor in ASL provides students with the ability to conceptualize language in a ...

I was 3 years old the first time I mixed up Spanish and English. It would not be the last. It was 1975, and my family had recently migrated from Peru to Northern California. Shortly after our arrival, ...

Ross Perlin is a linguist, translator and author of “Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York.” To hear what this land really sounds like, go to Hilo on the Big ...

Viewers who tune into the Super Bowl pregame show on Sunday will be treated to an unusual performance of “America the Beautiful,” which will be told, in part, through Native American sign language.

Early learning centers in Tucson are teaching babies as young as six months old to communicate with their hands before they ...

Discover the meaning of “language deprivation” and why accessible language exposure for children born deaf or hard of hearing is important.