Glad to be able to submit this testimony in support of proposed changes to strengthen the Language Access Act in DC. Local measure like this are more important now that the executive order declaring English the US's official language has undermined language access
China is winning its language war in Tibet.
thediplomat.com/2025/03/chin...
Some inspiration to start your week, from Emmanuel NGUÉ UM: "A Future of Language Freedom"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wos0...
thediplomat.com
Tibet is one of the most linguistically diverse places in the world. Many of those languages are at risk of extinction.
What happens when we lose a language is that people have their human rights violated and their self-determination denied. They experience in justice and are harmed in multiple ways. So much more is at stake than culture, tradition, and knowledge.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Apologize to your children when you fuck up.
Which you will a lot.
Work on doing better. Show them the process.
Let them see your humility and your work.
What happens when we lose a language is that people have their human rights violated and their self-determination denied. They experience in justice and are harmed in multiple ways. So much more is at stake than culture, tradition, and knowledge.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
"It was certainly unfortunate to name such a beautiful bird after a mass killer."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
