Juan Rosas is a third-generation Mexican-American, a heritage speaker of Spanish, and a language access coordinator. He has a background in linguistic anthropology and is passionate about working with communities to advance racial equity.
In this talk, supported by a Community Engaged Scholarship and Teaching Grant, Juan Rosas will share his trajectory from linguistics student to language access coordinator. Drawing from his personal life and career, he will discuss discriminatory language policies in the US and the communities pushing for language justice. The discussion will focus on Spanish-speaking and other language communities in Los Angeles. Attendees will learn about the intricacies of language access implementation and how insights from linguistics can be applied in these spaces.
For more information contact Jhonni Carr