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9 December 2019
Meet Jerome Herrera, the host of the @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account for December 10-16, 2019
Read this Q&A with Jerome Herrera, the host of @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account during December 3-9, 2019. He will be sharing about his work with the Chabacano language.
2 December 2019
Meet Kaisanan Ahuan, the host of the @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account for December 3-9, 2019
Read this Q&A with Kaisanan Ahuan, the host of @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account during December 3-9, 2019. He will be sharing about his work with the Taokas language.
27 November 2019
The Indian state of Odisha publishes online dictionaries in 21 indigenous languages
India is home to over 780 languages and approximately 220-250 languages have died over the last 50 years.
26 November 2019
Museums of the mind: Why we should preserve endangered languages
Sustaining endangered languages involves transforming how speakers are perceived in their communities, how languages are portrayed in the local and national media, and how the matter is treated by governments.
24 November 2019
Quichua, a language that sets us free
"Quichua was for me a language with which I cohabited, but I didn’t really know."
The struggle of the Bolivian feminist chola is now online
Yolanda Mamani, a feminist chola who started fighting for her rights as a child domestic worker, now take her talkative style to her radio show, blog and YouTube channel.
23 November 2019
“It is surprising not to find terms related to social demands and the communities’ defense of the territory”
"When conducting the search for the term “mixtec *”, with results from the previous year, two themes stand out: linguistic and cinematographic."
22 November 2019
Interview with Erick Huerta, a researcher helping to bring internet access to indigenous communities in Mexico
A project to build and strengthen the communication and technological autonomy of indigenous peoples and communities.
RV Newsletter: Digital Citizen Summit examined the policy, practice, and social reality of misinformation
The Rising Voices newsletter provides links to opportunities related to digital inclusion including access and adoption of digital tools, as well as different ways for communities to fully participate online.
11 November 2019
Meet Ramzy Muliawan, the host of the @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account for Nov 12 – 18, 2019
Read this Q&A with Mulihay Talus, the host of @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account during Nov 12 - 18, 2019. He will be sharing about her efforts in preserving and digitising the...
28 October 2019
Meet Farhad Shafitul Kabir, the host of the @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account for Oct 29 – Nov 4, 2019
Read this Q&A with Farhad Shafitul Kabir, the host of @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account during Oct 29 - Nov 4, 2019. He will be talking about Sylheti Nagri language.
21 October 2019
Meet Osama Manzar, the host of the @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account for Oct 22 – 28, 2019
Read this Q&A with Osama Manzar, the host of @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account during October 22, 2019 - October 28, 2019. He will be talking on the importance of tech in...
14 October 2019
Meet Abhinash Das, the host of the @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account for Oct 15 – Oct 21, 2019
Read this Q&A with Abhinash Das, the host of @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account during October 15 - October 21, 2019. He will be sharing about his efforts on preserving Karbi local...
