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| Title | Article: African Teachers Come to the Rescue of Cajun Country |
| Body | From http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703460404575244592628745882.html?mod=dist_smartbrief African Teachers Come to the Rescue of Cajun Country Imported Francophones Help Revive a Culture; Savoring 'Le Gumbó' By JOEL MILLMAN May 24, 2010 Cyran Hounnou teaches seventh grade at the Moss Bluff Middle School near Lake Charles, Louisiana. Mr. Hounnou speaks English, French and Spanish, he says, and "about seven" of the 32 tribal languages of Bénin, his West African homeland. This talented teacher and dozens more from West Africa form a veritable French Foreign Legion of imported educators here. They join staff from Canada, Haiti, Belgium and France itself, as Louisiana's present-day Acadians—the "Cajuns"—struggle to preserve a language languishing on the Bayou. Read the full article at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703460404575244592628745882.html?mod=dist_smartbrief |
| Source | Wall Street Journal |
| Inputdate | 2010-06-01 10:06:19 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2010-06-01 10:06:19 |
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| Publishdate | 2010-06-07 00:00:00 |
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