Bilingualism in the Media

As I mentioned in other posts, English and its imposition as the dominant language it distinguishes other languages I witnessed as the 'other', foreign and nor American. In the Korean language radio and television they would tell, for example, the same news stories but from the Korean people's perspective. In the news stories on Trump's presidency and talking about immigration or DACA, they would imply Trump's decision as foolish and unbelievable. This brings greater solidarity among the Korean community, the majority of whom share same experiences.
Spanish has been very present in not only California, but it seems to show up in many different places  in the media. Most American's are generally acclimated to basic Spanish words. Hollywood is even using Spanish and filming in Spanish and latin American countries to show multiculturalism. Shows like 'Ugly Betty' are actually American remakes of the Spanish drama 'La Fea Mas Bella'.

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