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Ready, Set, Explore Multilingual Literacy!

By Staff
December 24, 2019 | 9:06 AM

Non-English speakers say city kept them in the dark at South Philly fire site

The three-alarm blaze that tore through several rowhouses in South Philadelphia last Thursday left some non-English speaking residents critical of how emergency services disseminate information in times of disaster.

By Ximena Conde/WHYY
September 4, 2019 | 11:07 AM

Historic recordings revitalize language for Passamaquoddy tribal members

The story behind these recordings goes back to 1890, when an anthropologist named Walter Jesse Fewkes took a research trip to Calais, Maine. He borrowed an early audio recording device: a phonograph from Thomas Edison that recorded sounds on large, wax cylinders — about 2 1/2 to three minutes each.

By Robbie Feinberg/Maine Public and Eric Slomski-Pritz/NPR

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July 18, 2019 | 3:13 PM

Al-Bustan camp immerses Philly kids in Arabic language, culture and science

By Trenae Nuri/WHYY