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...implication is misleading. Walcott, who teaches at Boston University, has long been regarded as one of the finest living poets in English; he adapted his colonial overseers' language to non-English subjects and unfamiliar landscapes. His 10 volumes of poetry -- especially the epic- scale Omeros (1990) -- give an exotic tropical world the rhythms of universality. (See related story on page...
...number of private and state-funded organizations in Cambridge provide language and information services for these non-English speaking immigrants. Among the groups doing such work are the Cambridge Organization for Portuguese Americans, Centro Presente, Somerville Center for Adult Learning Experiences (SCALE) and the Community Learning Center...
Both social service providers and immigrants agree that language remains the foremost barrier for newcomers to the U.S. Non-English speakers face difficulties in areas ranging from jobs to health care to daily transportation...
According to Yancey, Steinbergh used extensive false documentation at RCB hearings for rent increases and exploited the majority of non-English speaking immigrant tenants in his buildings. Steinbergh counted on the language barrier to prevent tenants from voicing complaints about illegitimate rent hikes, Yancey alleged...
When the Boston garment factory P & L Sportswear laid off many non-English speaking Asian women in 1985, it provoked a unified campaign demanding fair treatment for women workers...