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Originally Posted by Botnst
In this instance, I agree. The Vo kids did a fine thing. The entire speeches were in English and only the portion to their parents was in Vietnamese. One kid translated and the other didn't. courtesy would dictate a translation for the majority, but they're just kids and probably not the first or last that didn't think things through all of the way. I suspect not all adults do, either.
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Much as I believe we need to insist on English as our official U.S. language, I have no problem with a
brief interlude in someone's native tongue. No one should mind a "For my parents, I believe this is best said in Vietnamese," etc., followed or preceded by a quick translation for the rest of the audience.
It's not as though the kids demanded the right to give their entire speech in Vietnamese.
By the way, who was the black Louisiana governor? During Reconstruction, right?
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