DURING THE LAST DAYS OF APRIL, I visited Barcelona invited by Fundación Linguamón, an organization of the Generalitat de Catalunya devoted to the promotion of multilingualism. There I learned of their House of Languages project, and produced packages on languages and immigration for NY1 Noticias.
Interviewing Joan Ubeda, of Media 3.14, for NY1 Noticias. Photo by Fernando Bague.Interviewing Joan Ubeda, of Media 3.14, for NY1 Noticias. Photo by Fernando Bague.
At the offices of Benedetta Tagliabue, architect of House of Languages. Photo by Fernando Bague.
José Simián (1975) is a New York-based bilingual marketer, content strategist and editor. His articles and columns on politics, media and culture have been published by the New York Daily News, Mediaite, The Huffington Post, Sports Illustrated Latino, Billboard en Español, Latina, Qué Pasa, Etiqueta Negra, La Tercera and El Mercurio. He is also the host and producer of Contraportada, a weekly interview segment with Latino artists and intellectuals on 24-hour news cable station NY1 Noticias, and Executive Editor of Manero. Before becoming a writer, José worked as a lawyer (JD Universidad de Chile, 2002; LLM Columbia University, 2005) and taught Jurisprudence and Law and Literature in Chile. He lives in Brooklyn.
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