Online tool aims to save Hmong language (fwd link)

[Phillip E Cash Cash]

Monday, Mar. 26, 2012

Online tool aims to save Hmong language
Hmong translator latest effort to preserve culture.

The Associated Press
USA

FRESNO -- When Phong Yang, a Hmong refugee from Laos, landed in
California's Central Valley -- via stops in Thailand and France -- he was
14 years old. He learned to speak Hmong from his parents, but today he has
a hard time teaching the language to his children, who are distracted by
cell phones and computers.

Many Hmong are losing their language, Yang said, leading to fears that
their cultural identity will be lost.

A new technological tool may help bridge generation gaps and encourage
preservation of their language among the Hmong. The community in Fresno, in
partnership with researchers at Microsoft, has launched an online Hmong
translator.

Read more here:
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/03/26/2283667/online-tool-aims-to-save-hmong.html#storylink=cpy
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