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Title: In L.A., immigrants bypass English
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Web India 123
URL Source: http://news.webindia123.com/news/sh ... 1837&n_date=20050927&cat=World
Published: Sep 28, 2005
Author: UPI
Post Date: 2005-09-28 15:33:54 by Zipporah
Keywords: immigrants, English, bypass
Views: 34
Comments: 4
In ethnically diverse Los Angeles, many immigrants find that learning Korean, Spanish or Mandarin is more important than English. Manuel Aliga, a Peruvian immigrant, has spent years studying Korean. He runs a store that sells soccer supplies in Koreatown. At the beginning, English was very important -- and it still is, if I need to go to a government office or court or get a license, Aliaga told the Los Angeles Daily News. Aliaga began learning Korean because he worked in Korean owned groceries and wanted to talk to his employers and customers. Now, he needs to communicate with his own customers, suppliers and other business owners in the neighborhood. But he has also become an admirer of Korean ways and now spends his spare time studying Korean history. Martin Paik, a Seoul native who emigrated to Los Angeles by way of Argentina, does not speak English. He writes a column on conversational Spanish for the Korea Times. In California, Spanish is more important than English, Paik. "I haven't found any inconvenience because I don't speak English. (UPI)
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#1. To: Zipporah (#0)
Es muy importante. Just this morning I answered the phone at my desk at work, and one of those taped machine messages began talking, in Espanol. In fact, 80% of the wrong #s I get are from spanish speaking only.
Hehehehehehhe. Amazing how much our diversity is our strength. Good to know that ESL people can make mistakes too. At any rate, I'm giving a lot of thought to maybe defecting to another country. Probably Germany. They need an American idealist to bring Freedom to that country. Remember, Ein Reich, Ein Volk, Ein Fuhrer.
In California, Spanish is more important than English
One if by land, two if by sea...how many if they are already here?
#2. To: robin (#1)
 | So many morons, so few bullets. |
#3. To: robin (#1)
very sad story both in the article and in your comments - very sad.
#4. To: Red Jones, robin (#3)
Sad, but true, as we watch our country self-destruct. Cheers, guys.
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