How I Learned English October 30, 2007

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In today’s America, many millions of Latinos are struggling to master the challenges of the English language. For the new National Geographic book How I Learned English: 55 Accomplished Writers Recall Lessons in Language and Life, individuals offer essays on the very personal process each went through to learn a new language and culture. You’ll hear some of those stories firsthand as editor TOM MILLER moderates a discussion with contributors MARIE ARANA, book editor for the Washington Post, GIGI ANDERS, author of Jubana! The Awkwardly True and Dazzling Adventures of a Jewish Cuban Goddess, QUIQUE AVILES, poet and author of The Immigrant Museum, and RAY SUAREZ, senior correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS.

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