They did not speak English or Spanish. They spoke an indigenous Maya language called Mam. Jimenez says his sister was the first from their community of Todos Santos in Guatemala to migrate to the ...
"By fostering collaboration between indigenous communities and linguistic experts, we are building a practical roadmap for digitizing and preserving these vital languages, ensuring that future ...
Bay Area's Maya community is pushing for visibility and to preserve indigenous languages Oakland's Radio B'alam station broadcasts in the Mam language The border crisis showed need for Mam ...
They speak any of 22 Mayan languages, which are not mutually intelligible with each other or with Spanish; it’s a misconception that Carmen Cadena frequently corrects. “They have nothing to do ...
In her first interview on the 2024 campaign trail, Maya tells PEOPLE that she'll always see her sister as the little girl who "never backed down from a challenge" Lizzie Hyman is PEOPLE Magazine's ...