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The new word recognition test tackles a stubborn disparity in healthcare: As the Hmong population ages, hearing loss is becoming a big problem. But few clinics are equipped to treat Hmong-speaking patients.

For a semester, Marquette University students interviewed prominent Latinx bilingual education activists in the Milwaukee area who changed how bilingual programs are built in the city. Those oral histories will now be added to the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections.

Going to court, whether it’s as a criminal defendant, to seek a restraining order or even to fight a parking ticket is a stressful experience. But imagine…

Learning a new language gets harder for most of us once we’re past the age of 6 or 7. But one way to help make learning a foreign language easier, and…

If you took the New York Times's 2013 online quiz, "How Y'all, Youse, and You Guys Talk," you weren't alone. Hundreds of thousands of us took the quiz and…

If you've watched Saturday Night Live's "Fond du Lac Action News" newscast, you might have heard a semi-familiar accent. And while parts of the dialect…

Valentine's Day - seen by many as a romantic occasion - is a couple weeks away. But in Brazil today, another observance has its own romantic…

Pickle patch. Bubbler. Tavern belly. Brats.Wisconsinites have regularly employed a colorful and unique vocabulary thanks to multiple waves of immigration…