Learning the Mam language in Oakland

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Some of the Guatemalans who come to the US speak an indigenous language called Mam. And that can make it difficult for those who don’t speak Mam and are trying to help them. KQED’s Farida Jhabvala Romero reports on a class in Oakland where English and Spanish speakers are learning Mam. 

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