El Hispanic News has a nice piece online that features folks from OSU: Los Porteños: Building Bridges with Words.  Los Porteños is a group of Latin@ writers in Oregon.  In the article, they discuss the advantages of being able to share their writing with other authors who are bilingual and bicultural (if not multilingual and multicultural).  They are preparing for an upcoming performance, WORDS THAT BURN, September 25-28, at Milagro in Portland.  It’ll be part of La Luna Nueva Multidisciplinary Arts Festival.

While you’re on the El Hispanic site, you might also check out the article, Environmental Groups Lag Nation in Diversity.

The Associated Press (AP) published a story on June 28, States Encourage Bilingualism with Diploma Seals, that has been picked up by several news sources across the nation.  It features 2014 graduates from Corvallis High School’s Dual Language Program.  The teacher in their story, Amanda Filloy Sharp, is co-instructor of one of our summer Dual Language Academy courses, Biliteracy in the Schools.  If you’re interested in taking that course and/or Spanish in the Community, contact Stacey Lee (stacey.lee@oregonstate.edu or 541-737-2983) for more information.