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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:black'>13th Annual Community-Based Heritage Language Schools Conference</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-line: none;text-decoration-thickness: auto;text-decoration-style: solid;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:black'>October 2-3, 2026</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-line: none;text-decoration-thickness: auto;text-decoration-style: solid;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#403F42'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><br>The<span class=m3465654457592769406xxapple-converted-space> </span></span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#0070C0'>Coalition of Community-Based Heritage Language Schools</span></b><span class=m3465654457592769406xxapple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> (<a href="https://heritagelanguageschools.org/">https://heritagelanguageschools.org/</a>) </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>is<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333'>excited to announce that registration for<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>the<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>13th Annual Community-Based Heritage Language </b></span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Schools Conference</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>is<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>now OPEN</b>!<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>The conference will be<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>hybrid</b><i>,</i> held both on site at America</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#333333'>n University in Washington, DC and online</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>on<span class=m3465654457592769406apple-converted-space> </span>Friday and Saturday,<span class=m3465654457592769406xxapple-converted-space> </span><b>October 2-3, 2026.</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Early-Bird discount</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> for in-person tickets is available<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>till August 31</b>.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#343434'> All conference participants will receive the book<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Bridging Worlds: The Power of Heritage Languages in Social Cohesion</span></i></b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>.</span></i><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#343434'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#343434'>On-site participants will receive a hard copy of the book and online participants will get free access to the e-book.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0in;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-line: none;text-decoration-thickness: auto;text-decoration-style: solid;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#343434'> </span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#5E81CA'>Conference website</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#403F42'>: <a href="https://www.american.edu/baker/iie/heritage-language-conference.cfm">https://www.american.edu/baker/iie/heritage-language-conference.cfm</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#5E81CA'>Register now</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#403F42'>: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-community-based-heritage-language-schools-conference-tickets-1987868568400?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-community-based-heritage-language-schools-conference-tickets-1987868568400?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-line: none;text-decoration-thickness: auto;text-decoration-style: solid;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-line: 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