Community + Language Issues Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 23, 2009

Bilingual ballots may be coming to Hall – Growing Latino population could require voting material be available in Spanish – Gainesville, Georgia

November 10, 2009

Charlie Beck, the mayor’s nominee to head the Los Angeles Police Department, told Hoy Newspaper he will make a particular effort to reach out to Latinos through community meetings and by conducting news conferences and any other police function in English and Spanish.

October 26, 2009

In Dallas, Drivers Ticketed for Inability to Habla Ingles – over the past three years, wrongly ticketed at least 39 drivers for not speaking English

September 24, 2009

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office recently launched its most recent initiative: Spanish classes for deputies.

Sampson County Health Department employees who are in the public health sections of the department and are bilingual in Spanish will receive a salary hike of 5% – North Carolina

A third of Nevada Hispanic households lack member fluent in English

September 10, 2009

In San Francisco, Los Angeles, Monterey, and Imperial counties the numbers are even greater—25 percent to 33 percent of the population has limited English proficiency.

September 8, 2009

Stacking the shelves to draw in Latinos – New Britain Public Library

August 26, 2009

The Demopolis Police Department is hosting a weeklong workshop called “Survival Spanish,” where regional law enforcement officers learn how to do their jobs in a growing multilingual society. – Alabama

August 21, 2009

Latino program in Squirrel Hill aids those with language barriers – Pennsylvania

August 3, 2009

What hurts? Getting Latino patients’ message across to the doctor in Idaho

June 2, 2009

Albertville, Alabama passes an English language ordinance

March 13, 2009

Trumann Police learn basics of street Spanish – Arkansas

January 23, 2009

Nashville voters rejected a proposal on Thursday that would have made it the largest U.S. city to require that all government business be done in English

January 21, 2009

The Tampa Bay History Center featured more than 300 exhibit descriptions translated into Spanish when it opened Saturday. Beginning in July, weekly Spanish language publication Centro Mi Diario worked with the History Center to create the captions

January 15, 2009

Oklahoma lawmakers try for official English law

December 28, 2008

Kansas City Kansas Community College will expand its English as a Second Language program, hoping to eventually reach up to 500 students a semester.

December 2, 2008

Rising Warren County Hispanic population increases need for translators – Illinois

October 26, 2008

Did You Know? Miami-Dade has 50,859 ESOL students (15% of the district’s student body) and in Broward has 24,631 ESOL students (almost 10% of all students) – Florida

October 20, 2008

A group of officers in the Omaha Police Department are back to school Monday morning as they learn to speak conversational Spanish.

October 15, 2008

New Jersey’s Driver’s manual in Spanish updated

September 25, 2008

Four of every 10 San Bernardino County residents speak a language other than English at home.- California

September 23, 2008

Nearly 5% of the 727,070 El Pasoans last year said buenas noches when they went to sleep and buenos días when they woke up, according to new information released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

September 9, 2008

School district offers Spanish immersion up to 7th grade – Bedford Heights Elementary – Dallas area

September 5, 2008

Some Tropical Storm Fay victims are using their time at the Estero Community Center to learn. Most of the hundreds of people forced out of their Bonita Springs homes don’t speak much English, but now they’re trying to change that. – Florida

August 28, 2008

First of kind in Michigan, new Grand Rapids city web site serves Spanish speaking residents

Spanish-Speaking Citizens Fight Crime – La Vegas Holds Registration For Hispanic Citizens Academy

August 19, 2008

Governor’s Consortium on Hispanic Affairs Releases Statewide Study – over half of Hispanic Delawareans speak little or no English; more than a third have not completed high school.

August 17, 2008

Spanish-speaking juvenile inmates get reading material thanks to local nonprofit groups – San Luis Obispo County

A federal judge ruled Friday that a Wichita Catholic school policy requiring students to speak only English didn’t break any civil rights laws.

August 12, 2008

Lawyers Aim To Crack Language Barrier – More Spanish Speakers Look For Legal Aid In Area – Harrisonburg, Pennsylvania

August 11, 2008

Diplomats from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador pleaded with local immigration enforcers Friday not to indiscriminately target their citizens on the heels of a Lee County focused operation that rounded up 62 immigrants last week. – Florida

The Nashville-Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce issued a release today applauding the mayor and Metro Council for officially opposing an English-only Metro charter amendment ballot initiative.

August 7, 2008

Tulsa police are calling it “Survival Spanish.” In the first cadet class, rookies are required to learn 26 phrases in Spanish in 26 weeks

August 5, 2008

School administrators brush up on their Spanish – Superintendent Phyllis Wilson said. “Nearly 50 percent of our student population is Hispanic. We have many parents who do not read or speak English.” – Joliet, Illinois

July 24, 2008

Juntos Podemos helps with English literacy – Oregon

July 23, 2008

South Carolina county to vote English as official language – Pickens County

July 21, 2008

Kansas City police program reaches out to Hispanics – Department’s Spanish immersion program expanding

June 30, 2008

‘English Only’ presses forward while opponents play waiting game – Nashville

June 22, 2008

City To Offer Spanish Classes To Police – Escondido

June 19, 2008

City Hall to speak Spanish on TV – Winston-Salem, North Carolina

June 9, 2008

Councilman Pushes English-Only Ordinance – Nashville, Tennessee

June 2, 2008

Interpreter has her say in court – Marta McCoy

May 29, 2008

In Miami, Spanish is becoming the primary language

May 27, 2008

A Washington town confronts its language barrier – In a program seen as a bellwether, the Justice Department steps in with a formal plan to bridge the English-Spanish divide in Mattawa.

May 21, 2008

Migrant Parents: Reasons For School Shutdown Were Not Translated – Volusia County, Central Florida

May 19, 2008

Spanish-speaking officers rare in area – Iowa City (how about only 3)

May 12, 2008

Spanish language plays role in police officer training – Waco, Texas

May 5, 2008

Schools help students with language barriers – Butler County, Ohio

April 29, 2008

Pledge Of Allegiance Spanish Recitation Uproars Wisconsin

April 22, 2008

English language learners make great strides – Greeley, Colorado

April 10, 2008

Jurisprudence in Español – Court employees taking Spanish classes in Ottumwa, Iowa

March 31, 2008

Bridging the language barrier – the Family Health Center of Battle Creek, Michigan

Officers bridge cultural, communication gap – Newport News, Virginia

March 26, 2008

Escondido Police Offer Spanish Lessons For Officers – California

March 20, 2008

Mexican official to give St. Lucie Spanish-language textbooks

Muskegon district plans Spanish-English immersion program – Michigan

March 11, 2008

After mayor’s change of heart, Spanish will be used on Dover website – (At least 60% of population is Latino!) – New Jersey

March 5, 2008

Spanish is lost in translation in Dover – Town leaders want website in English – New Jersey

Language project helps Spanish-speakers adapt, excel – Pontiac, Michigan

February 28, 2008

City To Offer Spanish Classes To Police – Escondido, California

Sherman Police learning Spanish – Texas

February 25, 2008

Ouachita deputies taking Spanish lessons – Louisiana

February 19, 2008

Liaisons help police reach out to Hispanics – Rafael ‘Tony’ Vasquez says it’s more than his job; it’s helping people – Annapolis

February 18, 2008

Deputies Learning Spanish – Georgia

February 13, 2008

Durham police chief tells Latinos: Dial 911

February 12, 2008

Annapolis to tackle issue of language – Bill would require 1 English-speaker on some utility crews

February 5, 2008

Commissioners Vote To Remove Spanish Option From Phones – Beaufort County, North Carolina

January 30, 2008

Police earn bonuses for Spanish skills – Hendersonville, Tennessee

January 28, 2008

Language barrier still in the way – for police in Central Ohio

Moline explains school plan in Spanish – Illinois

January 24, 2008

Lexington Police Prepare as Hispanic Population Grows – Kentucky

January 22, 2008

Her work translates quickly into results – St. Elizabeth Regional Health – Indiana

January 11, 2008

Free English Classes Help Growing Hispanic Population Adapt – Idaho

January 10, 2008

Soaking up Spanish: Language immersion program at Bijou Community School gears up for its second year – Carson City, Nevada

Masked gunmen rob Latino market – in two languages – South Carolina

December 4, 2007

College, grade school students collaborate in Spanish instruction – Sioux City

LDS Church to Present All-Spanish Christmas Devotional

November 30, 2007

Hannibal Police learn Spanish – Missouri

‘Bee Movie’ to be shown in Spanish on Saturday – Pea Ridge, Arkansas

November 4, 2007

Language barrier plagues Mesa police – Arizona

October 11, 2007

Ridgeland Firefighters Learn Spanish – Mississippi

October 8, 2007

Police learn basic Spanish to help interact with community – Aurora, Colorado

October 2, 2007

Officers use native language to break ethnic barriers – Spartanburg, South Carolina

September 23, 2007

Demand For Bilingual Officers Growing In Charlotte – Charlotte

September 15, 2007

Officers getting crash course in Spanish language – Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Translators keeping busy around Pitt County, North Carolina

September 13, 2007

Bilingual officers ‘busier than ever’ – Hattiesburg, Mississippi

September 12, 2007

35% of Broward residents don’t speak English at home, Census says

August 27, 2007

Record crowd visits Hispanic Heritage Festival – Valhalla, New York

August 21, 2007

Spanish Translators Meet Critical Need After Fire – Raleigh, North Carolina

July 31, 2007

Request to have park rules in Spanish gets a cool reception from councilors – Merrimack, New Hampshire

June 24, 2007

Washington D.C. Residents Call for More Spanish-Speaking Officers

June 13, 2007

Memphis Police: Dealing With Language Barriers

May 3, 2007

Hispanic Business Council launches Language Matters Project – Shreveport, Louisiana

April 30, 2007

Police cite need for Spanish classes – DeSoto County has growing Hispanic population – Mississippi

March 27, 2007

Communicating: Spanish Helpful: Firefighters learn new words for emergencies – Tulsa