Utah’s Bilingual Boon: A red state embraces linguistic diversity
by Susan Eaton
Heber City, Park City and Kamas, Utah
March 2014
“I was not sure what to expect but I really love it here,” says first-grade teacher Letecia Heredia, who came to rural Kamas, Utah from the city of Cuernavaca, in central Mexico. “You know that children and families have left Mexico and come to the United States and so to come here and see that people want that culture, that they want to learn and that I can help the Spanish-speaking students keep their language and I can share with American students is really great for me.”
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