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Noted Kannada writer Vasant Kushtagi passes away Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Renowned writer and poet Vasant R. Kushtagi died at a private hospital in Kalaburagi city on Friday. He was 85. Prof. Kushtagi had been ailing for some time and was admitted to a private hospital after developing low blood pressure, his family confirmed. He was a recipient of several prestigious honours including the Kannada Sahitya Academy Award and the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award. Prof. Kushtagi wrote eight novels, over 30 collections of poems and several prose pieces,16 works of editing, and 22 translatio...

WASHINGTON – Native American leaders and advocates testified on May 26 that COVID-19 has had a “devastating effect” on fluent language speakers. During a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Michelle Sauve, acting commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, was one of several who addressed COVID-19’s impact on Native languages. “COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on the elderly population, who are the keys to cultural continuity,” she said. “Elders are often the only first-language speakers and sometimes the only speakers f...

Caribbean native using local fundraiser to benefit homeland A Caribbean native is looking towards her second home in Tupelo to help those displaced in her homeland. Posted: May 12, 2021 12:41 PM Posted By: Daniella Oropeza TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - A Caribbean native is looking towards her second home in Tupelo to help those displaced in her homeland.  A volcano eruption on the island of St. Vincent displaced many to Kalil Delacoudray's homeland of St. Kitts and Nevis. Now, she is partnering with a Tupelo-based organization to share her culture and support those in need.  Delacoudray share...

2021 2021 American Sign Language Interpreters in Public Schools: An illusion of inclusion that perpetuates language deprivation., Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2021 ASL-LEX2.0: A database of lexical and phonological properties for 2723 signs. , Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education 2021 2021 Deaf children of hearing parents develop age-level vocabularies if exposed to ASL by six-months. , Journal of Pediatrics 2020 2020 The ASL-CDI 2.0: An updated, normed adaptation of the M...

The Atlantic In Evanston, Illinois, a Black parent and school-board candidate takes on a curriculum meant to combat racism. April 3, 2021 Mark Edward Atkinson / Christian Monterrosa / Bloomberg / Getty / The Atlantic Ndona Muboyayi wants to improve the education that public-school children, including her son and daughter, receive in Evanston, Illinois, where her mother’s family history goes back five generations. As a candidate for the school board in District 65, which educates children up until eighth grade, she wants to close the academic-achievement gap separating Black and brown studen...