SALT LAKE CITY — Growing up, as he considered his career possibilities, he entertained the idea of being a lawyer, like his dad; or maybe a small forward in the NBA, like his boyhood hero Adrian ...

A page of a historic Mayan manuscript, which depicts the Mayan calendar (Credit: Getty Images) Immigrants from Mexico and Central America are taking their ancient languages to new territories. Three ...

On a weekday morning, in an upscale area of Arlington, Va., the suburban silence is as thick as the foliage save for the hum of a leaf blower or an occasional car. In one of the homes, Sheba Velasco ...

This story was republished by El Tiempo Latino. Puedes leer este artículo en español aquí. El, an indigenous Maya Ixil immigrant originally from Guatemala, stands with one of her daughters, Gabriela, ...

Aldo Barriente will continue his studies in the Mayan language as the University of Virginia’s seventh Beinecke Scholar. The Lithia Springs, Georgia, native, a third-year linguistics and computer ...

Over the course of five days in January 2023, digital activists and their communities, as well as speakers of Mayan languages, gathered in Merida, Mexico for the Summit of Mayan Languages Digital ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A view of Guatemala's Huehuetenango Department. Many native Q'anjob'al speakers of Guatemalan origin are from that department, or have family roots there. A group of Lake Worth high schoolers who call ...

Francisco Icala Tiriquiz spent his childhood being a translator for his family, but it wasn’t until 1995, when he witnessed the interaction between a friend and police in Los Angeles, that he decided ...

#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 ...

El, an indigenous Maya Ixil immigrant originally from Guatemala, stands with one of her daughters, Gabriela, 7, outside the Labor Resource Center in Centreville, Virginia one Sunday in October. The ...