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Youth Reporter and poet Snigdha Barua shows how one can learn to speak “Benglish” and be both Bengali and American at LBUSD schools.

How I Overcame Language Barriers in Long Beach Unified – Student Narrative

Apr. 1, 2020 / By Snigdha Barua
Tags: Bangali, Bangladesh, Bengali, Bilingual, Education, ELL, ESL, Language, Language barriers, lbusd, Migration, schools

Youth Reporter and poet Snigdha Barua shows how one can learn to speak “Benglish” and be both Bengali and American.

A Magazine Bridging Two Worlds: A Talk With Palacio Editor Andrea Sulsona

Apr. 3, 2013 / By Ben Novotny
Tags: Bilingual, community, Hispanic, Immigrants, Latina, Latino, Long Beach, Spanish Language

While growing up in Long Beach, Andrea Sulsona belonged to two different worlds.

At school she spoke English with her friends, teachers, and classmates, but at home she only spoke Spanish...

Seal of Biliteracy Now in Long Beach Schools

Jan. 1, 2013 / By Adalhi Montes
Tags: Bilingual, Education, schools, students, teachers

Students across California have cheered about how a simple small seal can provide higher job opportunities...

Language Barriers Could Dampen Exchange Enrollment

Mar. 11, 2012 / By New America Media
Tags: Bilingual, health care, information, Media, translation

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Mar 11, 2012

Health care advocates worry that more than 100,000 Californians who are eligible to purchase affordable insurance through the Health Benefit Exchange will not enroll because of language barriers, according to a study released last week by the Oakland-based nonprofit, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN)...