MySpace today launched a Korean language version in Seoul, South Korea according to an Associated Press story by Hyung-Jin Kim that was featured in papers and websites around the world. “MySpace will be the one and only platform that provides an opportunity for Korean users to easily meet friends around the globe, surpassing the hindrance…
DetailsIn doing a little search while writing about the scholarship needs at the Muriel Snowden High School in Boston, I found out Dr. Coulter is still the headmaster there, so I gave her a call. The school has evolved into the Muriel Snowden International School, and all students must complete four years of foreign language…
DetailsI was delighted to see Dawn Turner Trice’s call out in the Tribune on March 23 to start the conversation on race. “Let’s start a discussion. What question would you ask of a person of a different race to get to know him or her better?” I’m thinking this is fantastic, let’s go. But then…
DetailsAccording to an article by Yoko Kubota on washingtonpost.com this week, Tokyo’s Disney resort is possibly alienating visitors because Mickey, Goofy and the gang only speak Japanese. “The problem is the language,” said Chanida Towithelertkul, a Thai tourist who said her Chinese, English and Thai-speaking tour group was frustrated by the language barrier at the…
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