"ethNYcity: The Nations, Tongues, and Faiths of Metropolitan New York," an originally missiological study of people of different ethnicity in New York City, is probably one of the best ethnographic project in New York City. This book studied the top forty foreign-born groups according to the U.S. census data, split them into several subgroups (e.g., "Chinese" is divided into Fuzhounese, HongKognese, Mainland Cantonese, Mainland Han, Taiwanese, and Wenzhounese), and summarized their demographic, linguistic, religious, and ethnographic features on two pages. The following ethnic groups are documented in this book: Afghans Afro-Guyanese Afro-Trinidadians Albanians Argentines Bangladeshis Barbadians Belarusians Bobover Jews Bosniaks Brazilians British Bukharan Jews Canadians Colombians Croats Cubans Dominicans Ecuadorians Egyptians Ethiopians Filipinos French Fuzhounese Garifuna Germans Ghanians Gorsky-Kavkazi Jews Greeks Guatemalans Gujaratis Gurmese Haitians HongKognese Indo-Caribbeans Indonesians Iranians Irish Israelis Italians Jamaicans Japanese Jordanians Keralites Korean Korean-Chinese Liberians Lubavitch Jews Macedonians Mainland Cantonese Mainland Han Malaysians Mexicans Nepalis Nigerians Pakistanis Palestinians Panamanians Persian Jews Peruvians Poles Portuguese Puerto Ricans Punjabis Quichua Romanians Russians Salvadorans Satmar Jews Senegalese Serbs Syrian Jews Syrio-Lebanese Christians Syrio-Lebanese Muslims Taiwanese Thai Tibetans Turks Ukranians Vietnamese Wenzhounese Yemenis Clayman, ...

Prof. John Collins, Director of the Deaf Studies in Education and Language Acquisition Department, is giving a talk entitled "Mythbusting Deafness" at 3:30pm on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Prof. Collins will be discussing Deaf Culture, Sign Language, CODA's, Black ASL and more. The talk will be given in ASL with voice interpretation. This talk is supported by the LaGuardia's UNITY initiative. Title: Mythbusting Deafness Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm Place: Zoom URL: RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocuitqDkrE9YvSU0DG5isxJL_uE8TtWU9 Prof. Collins suggest watching "Coda," a recent movie on the experience of a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) teenager. Here is the link to the information about the movie ...

Every few years, the U.S. Department Education works with the federal agencies to identify areas of national need for expertise in foreign languages and world regions. The latest list was published in 2021 with one-hundred sixty-one priority languages followed by the world regions. U.S. Department of Education, International and Foreign Language Education (2021). Consultation with Federal Agencies on Areas of National Need FY 2022. U.S. Department of Education.

Ms. Usmani currently serves as a member of the United States Diplomatic Corps as a U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) Foreign Service Officer. She has over a decade of experience working on energy and infrastructure issues in non-permissive environments, including Latin America, Middle East, and South Asia. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Ms. Usmani served as the Senior Infrastructure Advisor within USAID's Bureau for Asia and Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs, leading the charge in providing reliable energy and infrastructure services to the region. Ms. Usmani holds a Masters in Regional Planning from Cornell University and a ...

LaGuardia Community College is recruiting current LaGuardia students who are interested in a paid, in-person position as a Student Success Mentor (SSM). The deadline for application is Friday, December 3, 2021. Roles and responsibilities Attending and participating in required training sessions scheduled to take place in January and February Facilitating the First Year Seminar Studio Hour in-person, on-campus. Implementing ePortfolio-based assignments and helping students utilize LaGuardia’s digital tools, e.g., Degree Audit Helping new-to-college students adjust to the challenges of college and take advantage of the many opportunities and resources at LaGuardia Serving as a bridge between First Year Seminar college students and faculty Providing support at First ...

These language learning apps offer free or fairly cheap (about $10-15 per month) language courses in many different languages. Some people may have a bitter memory with a self-paced language learning app (especially those who tried Rosetta Stone many years ago), but there have been a lot of new innovative learning approaches in these self-paced language learning apps (especially Duolingo). Babbel Babbel is the new way to learn a foreign language. The comprehensive learning system combines effective education methods with state-of-the-art technology. Interactive online courses will improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation skills in no time. You'll make fast progress and ...

LaGuardia Street Team is a group of student collaborators that contribute to multimedia projects for the college's official Social Media channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Youtube) and main website. Join the team and help us with the creation of photography, video, TikToks/Reels, and more! About the Team: The Street Team is a group of student collaborators that contribute to multimedia projects for the college's official Social Media channels and website. All applicants must meet these requirements: - 2.5+ GPA - Ba a Full-Time LaGuardia Student - Available 15hr/week during business hours - Compensation: $15/hour - Appointment: 6 Months They are currently looking for the following positions: Videographer, Photographer, ...

According to Intelligent, an online magazine about college education, students' interest in "foreign languages, literature, and linguistics" has significantly increased during the pandemic. "Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies" have also seen a major (more than 50%) increase in students' interest.

BIPOC or POC? Quote: "Americans have always wrestled with language when it comes to describing race, with phrases and vocabulary changing to meet the struggles and values of the moment."

Join student participants from the GRACE Leadership Program and the Student Government Association (SGA), as we demonstrate how to create your own custom COVID-19 face mask and share important information related to the upcoming New York general elections. Title: Craft a Mask and Get Ready to Ask: Let's Talk about Voting! Date: Thursday, October 28, 2021 Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm Place: Zoom URL: https://bit.ly/letstalkaboutvoting This event is a collaboration between Student Participants from the GRACE Leadership Program, Student Government Association (S6A), NYC Votes, and Campus Life. To request special accommodations, please email Campus LiFe at campuslife@lagcc.cuny.edu two weeks prior to the event.