China ⁠passed a law on a "shared" national identity ⁠among the country's 55 ethnic minority groups on Thursday, a move ...

Under a new “ethnic unity” law, Mandarin Chinese must now be the language of teaching. Parents must guide their children to love the Communist Party. Neighborhoods should be mixed.

The relationship between language and ethnic identity has long occupied a central place in social, cultural and political thought. It is a relationship that is at once intimate and complex – uniting ...

While China is often accused of stoking ethnic tensions by marginalizing minority languages, the University of Iowa’s Wenfang Tang argues that the problem in Tibetan and Uyghur areas is not too much ...

Students gathered around the front doors of Hagerty Hall Wednesday to watch ethnic dance performances, listen to music and celebrate world cultures and foreign languages. Co-sponsored by Ohio State’s ...

Living Language for Libraries provides access to online courses in more than 20 languages. Libraries strive to create a welcoming space for all members of the public. Part of that process involves ...

While promoting the use of standard spoken and written Chinese in ethnic-minority-inhabited areas, China has ensured that people's rights to learn and use languages of different ethnic groups are ...

Making a point: Fadhlina delivering her speech during the launch. — AZMAN GHANI/The Star ETHNIC languages in Malaysia are not only vital for cultural preservation but also serve as a key tool for ...

China has been carrying out propaganda that it cares for its minority communities, putting forth this perspective at various international forums, such as the United Nations Human Rights Council and ...

When a meal or some other delivery arrives at the Waukegan home of Anisa Jordan and the driver appears uncomfortable speaking English, it is no problem for her twin, fifth-grade sons — Charles and ...