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Zapotec

Los Angeles immigrant community pushes to keep Zapotec language alive

September 17, 2013Global Politics

In an area of Los Angeles heavy with immigrants, there’s a movement to keep an old language from a Mexican village alive. The Zapotec language is at risk of dying out by 2050, but it could be saved by people who have immigrated to Los Angeles.

A Push to Keep the Zapotec Language Alive in Los Angeles

September 17, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

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