Newsday

Guatemalan school hosts Kaqchikel performance to promote Indigenous language preservation

SAN JOSE POAQUIL, Guatemala — At a school in Guatemala’s western highlands, children’s shyness melted away as they clapped and sang along with the words of a song in their Kaqchikel language.
The News-Gazette

Guatemalan immigrant led way in helping others who spoke his language

Efrain Gaspar is shown outside the Champaign Public Library. The Guatemalan immigrant works to translate between English and his native language, Q’anjob’al. Efrain Gaspar is shown outside the ...
The Eastsider

In this Boyle Heights coffee shop, people are learning to reclaim a Mayan language

A Boyle Heights coffee shop is celebrating Guatemalan culture and helping revive the Mayan language K’iche’. At Ülëw Coffee & Juice, customers can enjoy Guatemalan coffee while learning Indigenous ...
Chicago Tribune

Rooted in faith, an unseen but growing community of Guatemalans in Chicago defies deportation fears in face of Trump

On the Southwest Side of Chicago, a Catholic church service was being held in K’iche’, a Mayan language, and Olga held her daughter, who is 2 year old, as they prayed. Both wore a picturesque and ...
Global Voices Online

‘I dream of seeing children no longer afraid to speak their own language,’ says Mayan language activist Nehemias Chablé

#StoriesThatInspire. Meet 10 activists who use digital media to strengthen and promote Mayan languages in Mexico. Read the inspiring story of one of the grantees selected for the 2024 Mayan Language ...