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Bilingual South Florida kids serve as interpreters for their families

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Berta and Francisco are the bilingual children of immigrants who don’t speak English fluently. They frequently are called upon to interpret an adult world they still are struggling to comprehend. On a regular basis, they – and thousands of children in South Florida who officials estimate are like them – help translate the mail, pay bills, complete complicated forms, and speak for adults in situations upon which their family members depend.

Sometimes the bilingual children relish this role.

‘It makes me feel proud of myself. I really like helping people,’ says Berta, who lives in Lake Worth with her parents, who are from Guatemala and speak the Mayan language Qanjobal.”*

*From: www.topix.net
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish
Posted on: October 28th, 2007
Curation from Tomás
Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Language Issues, Tomás' Picks, Youth
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