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From http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/tamil-language-schools-becoming-popular-united-states-n380961

Tamil Language Schools On the Rise in United States
by Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
June 30, 2015

Tamil language schools are sprouting up across the country with the help of California Tamil Academy, teaching Tamil language and culture to children growing up in America.

…Described as "the mothership," California Tamil Academy was founded in 1998 in the Bay Area, and now has six branches, 40 affiliated schools in 13 other states and two other countries, 5,500 students, and 700 volunteers including teachers and parents. California Tamil Academy provides academic and technical support to help those who want to start independent Tamil schools. Some public schools give students high school credit for studying Tamil at language schools.

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