Habla Blog

This blog continues to address the need for more bilingual speakers, and the benefits of becoming bilingual.  I am constantly surprised by the number of non-bilingual people living in places with a large Hispanic populations.
An article in the California Job Journal stresses the importance of becoming bilingual.  (Hint- you make more money!)
Julia Hollister, the reporter […]

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The Daytona Beach News Journal states that Spanish skills continue to give workers an edge in the marketplace.  The article states that the need is greatest in healthcare, educational, and emergency services.
“Ana Eire, a Spanish language professor at Stetson University, said a person’s foreign language skills generally should go beyond basic oral communication to be […]

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Habla Blog was recently added to the Texas Bar Blog directory.  We are proud to be a part of this prestigious organization, and have our blog highlighted in such a way.  We are listed under the category of “Foreign Language and Diversity.”
Spanish for Professionals has new E-books!
Award-Winning E-books!  Affordable Information You Can Use Right Now.
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Newsday.com notes that Westchester County, New York’s agreement with Department of Justice has been renewed for 2008. The agreement, which mandates that the county provide assistance to Spanish-speaking voters was a resolution to a lawsuit based on the Voting Rights Act and the Help America Vote Act. “Those measures require Spanish-language information and […]

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Samantha will be presenting the program, “Representing Spanish-speaking clients” at Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama on February 29, 2007. For more information on the 2008 Schedule or to book a program visit www.wardspeaking.com or call 573-356-0406.

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A NewsWire article states that “for many Americans, poverty and lack of health insurance make it difficult to get necessary health and medical care. According to a new study, once they do visit the doctor, poor, uninsured people often report racial discrimination when communicating with health care professionals.” A University of South Carolina […]

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Tom Miller, a Tucson author, wrote a book that focuses on successful Hispanics whose first language was not English. Mr. Miller says, “over the 35 or so years that I have lived in Southern Arizona and traveled in Latin America, I have watched people whose second or third or fourth language is English and […]

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Law enforcement has been diligently looking for predators on English-language websites, but until now, Spanish-language websites have escaped attention. The Daytona Beach News Journal Online reports that, “cyber-crime investigators are beginning to monitor chat rooms on Spanish-language sites such as Yahoo en Español, AOL Latino, MySpace en Español and Univision.com.” Authorities believe that […]

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The Chicago Tribune reports that the Sherman Hospital in Elgin, IL has a staff of 11 professional interpreters to help the large Hispanic patient population communicate vital health information to doctors and hospital staff. The article also says, “under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, medical institutions that receive federal funding must ensure […]

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BBC reporter José Baig, who is traveling across the United States while speaking only Spanish. Baig asks everyone he meets, “Hablas Español?” So far, he’s doing just fine. Check out the blog of his trip.
For more resources visit www.wardspeaking.com. Or contact Samantha Ward at info@wardspeaking.com.

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