Immigrants’ kids grow up in dual-language world – Kansas
Tagged: dual-language, Kansas, parentsPosted on: September 13th, 2007“”Being able to speak Spanish and English, it will open up doors for you,” 38-year-old Guillermo Martinez said in English. “It’s very important.”
And it’s increasingly common as immigrant parents with varied levels of English skills enter Kansas and their kids grow up in a dual-language world.
More than 10 percent of Kansas residents speak a language other than English at home, Census figures released this week show. Nationally, it’s nearly 20 percent.”
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Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Education, Youth
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