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<DIV>The October 2002 issue of Language Magazine will focus on Heritage
Languages in America. The issue will be distributed at a number of conferences,
most notably the Second National Conference on Heritage Languages in America, to
be held in the Washington, DC, area, October 18-20, 2002, where it will be
featured (see <A
href="http://www.cal.org/heritage">http://www.cal.org/heritage</A> for general
conference and registration information). <BR><BR>Would you be able to
contribute an article for the issue on some aspect of heritage language policy,
education, or research, or about opportunities in the United States for heritage
language speakers? The deadline for receipt of articles is September 6, 2002.
The ideal length of an article is 1000-1500 words.<BR><BR>If you are interested
in submitting an article, please contact me and let me know the topic you would
like to write about, and I will send you the Guidelines for Language Magazine
Contributors. </DIV>
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<DIV>I look forward to hearing from you.<BR><BR>Ben Ward, Editor<BR>Language
Magazine</DIV>
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