[lg policy] US: Why Sudanese-American Children Are Learning Their Parents' Language

[Harold Schiffman]

Forwarded From:  edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu


PRI’s The World



Why Sudanese-American Children Are Learning Their Parents’ Language



There are now about 1,000 refugees from southern Sudan living in
Anchorage. Gatkuoth arrived in the city in 2008. Like many Sudanese
here, he left Nebraska when the economy went sour, hoping to find work
in the oil fields on Alaska’s North Slope. But the oil companies
weren’t hiring, so Gatkuoth found a good job with the Anchorage School
District, as a language and cultural liaison.



Full story:

http://www.theworld.org/2011/05/sudanese-american-children-learning-nuer-language/





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