The less important English becomes in America, the less American it becomes as well. On Tuesday, Democrat Ismail Mohamed was elected as an Ohio state representative. The Somali immigrant prioritized ...

The story of American English is how the nation’s different groups have made the language their own — but it’s also about the way it connects Americans. The latest book by the Mexican American author ...

President Donald Trump’s edict this past week declaring English as our official language is at odds with America's long traditions of meeting immigrants halfway in their heritage languages. It ...

English is America’s official language. But, is it translating for everyone? People in Michigan, Texas, Tennessee and Washington, D.C. contemplate President Trump's executive order establishing ...

About US is a forum to explore issues of race and identity in the United States. Sign up for the newsletter. Immigrants and poets. My mom was one, I became the other. Though mass media rarely clumps ...

I am thrilled that President Donald Trump has so courageously stood up for the English language here in the United States. For the first time in our history, an American president has declared by ...

Welcome to the Vowels In America (VIA) research project, a joint effort by sociolinguists from the University of Nevada, Reno and the University of Oregon to better understand the relationship between ...