Aired on The California Report Magazine on February 8, 2013.
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201302081630/b
and on NPR's Latino USA on February 22, 2013.
http://www.futuromediagroup.org/lusa/2013/02/22/the-languages-of-natividad/
In the Salinas Valley, small farm towns like Soledad and Greenfield dot highway 101. Most farmworkers here are from Mexico, and an increasing number are indigenous people from Oaxaca and other Mexican states. In fact, almost one quarter of all indigenous Mexicans in California live in this region. They speak languages like Mixteco, Zapoteco, and Triqui. If they speak Spanish at all it's as a second language. That can create complex language barriers in work, school, and healthcare. In Salinas, one hospital is trying to serve them.
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201302081630/b
and on NPR's Latino USA on February 22, 2013.
http://www.futuromediagroup.org/lusa/2013/02/22/the-languages-of-natividad/
In the Salinas Valley, small farm towns like Soledad and Greenfield dot highway 101. Most farmworkers here are from Mexico, and an increasing number are indigenous people from Oaxaca and other Mexican states. In fact, almost one quarter of all indigenous Mexicans in California live in this region. They speak languages like Mixteco, Zapoteco, and Triqui. If they speak Spanish at all it's as a second language. That can create complex language barriers in work, school, and healthcare. In Salinas, one hospital is trying to serve them.
