Mapping Foreign Language Speakers in the US
08/24/2013
Tristan Perich's "Mictrotonal Wall" breaks down "white noise" into 1500 of an infinite number pitches that can be experienced together and in sequence by MoMA visitors. (Adam Phillips/VOA)
Hello again and welcome to As It Is, from VOA Learning English! I’m June Simms in Washington.
The United States is a lot more ethically and culturally diverse than it was a century ago. Immigrants have brought not only their culture and traditions, but languages from around the world. Today we hear about a new map that shows where those languages are spoken across the country.
And, then we take a trip to New York City to visit an art exhibit that deals mainly with sound.
Mapping Foreign Language Speakers in the US
The United States Census Bureau recently released an online map that shows where non-English languages are spoken around the country. The bureau hopes the map will help target services to non-English speaking communities. Avi Arditti has more in this report from VOA’s Jessica Berman.
The new Census Bureau map identifies groups of people throughout the country whose first language is not English. Each marking on the 2011 Language Mapper represents an area where one of 15 languages is the main language spoken in the home.
Camille Ryan collected the information for the Census. She says it is based on studies of people who reported that they spoke English “less than very well.” The map shows areas where such people live.
最新
2013-11-25
2013-11-25
2013-11-25
2013-11-25
2013-11-25
2013-11-25