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NEWS ABOUT: cultural heritage

cultural heritage stories: 2 news summaries

Hotel Owner Forces Latino Employees to Change Names

NM innkeeper forbids speaking Spanish

Oct 26, 09 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - A hotel owner who demands that Latino workers change their names to Anglicized versions and not speak Spanish in his presence is causing a stir in New Mexico. Larry Whitten laid down the law: Martín (mahr-teen) and Marcos are now just Martin and Mark, and employees he considered insubordinate... More »

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Iraq • New Mexico • racism • Latinos • Spanish • Hispanic • cultural heritage

UN's Dance Dance Resolution: Protect the Tango

Cultural tradition placed on protected list, as with physical heritage sites

Sep 30, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The tango is a cultural treasure worthy of the same kinds of protection as the Great Wall of China or the California redwoods, the United Nations declared today. The dance, submitted for such recognition by Uruguay and Argentina, “embodies and encourages diversity and cultural dialogue,” the UN Educational,... More »

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entertainment • United Nations • Argentina • dance • Uruguay • UNESCO • tango • cultural heritage

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