Hawaiʻi is a beautiful, diverse place with people from all over the world. We speak many languages, and this diversity reflects the cultural richness of the state.

Creole, the local language, has its roots in 17th Century French, with the additional input of African and Malagasy languages, as well as a sprinkling of English and Hindi words, phrases and ...

The need for foreign-language interpreters for defendants in court likely will cost local taxpayers at least $45,000 before ...

A prolific novelist, poet, painter and soothsayer, he was inspired by the chaos of his country and published the first novel ...

Over the last few months, they collaborated with Vaz-Deville on a program to reteach the Louisiana Creole language to the Baby Dolls. Baby Dolls from different groups all over New Orleans came ...

The unique language, music, and culture of Creole Louisiana is the focus of a museum called Maison Freetown in Lafayette.

Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University (Applied Linguistics, Spanish) M.A., University of New Mexico (Hispanic Linguistics) B.A., University of New Mexico (Languages) Smith, Hiram L. (2022).