special issue: inauguration 2009 - National Peace Corps Association
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WORLDVIEW<br />
Spring <strong>2009</strong> Volume 22 Number 1<br />
published by the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Peace</strong> <strong>Corps</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
Language and The <strong>Peace</strong> <strong>Corps</strong><br />
SPECIAL: Inauguration <strong>2009</strong><br />
<strong>Peace</strong> <strong>Corps</strong> on the March<br />
Returned <strong>Peace</strong> <strong>Corps</strong> Volunteers<br />
share stories of the day Page 10<br />
Ticket to History<br />
by Jessica Benton Cooney Page 18<br />
Ticket to History Essay<br />
by James Riviere Page 19<br />
LANGUAGE AND THE PEACE CORPS<br />
Talking the Talk<br />
by Will Garneau Page 20<br />
A Voice for the Unheard<br />
by JoAnna Haugen Page 22<br />
<strong>Peace</strong> <strong>Corps</strong> and the Value of Local Languages<br />
by Carol Benson Page 24<br />
A Life Linguistic<br />
by R. David Zorc Page 26<br />
Love in a Foreign Language<br />
by Evelyn LaTorre Page 28<br />
Kitchen Confidential<br />
by Joshua Barton Page 30<br />
COVER<br />
Parade participants and representatives from the United States Armed Forces take part in the<br />
Presidential Inaugural Parade on January 20, <strong>2009</strong> in Washington, DC. Barack Obama was sworn<br />
in as the 44th President of the United States, becoming the first African-American to be elected<br />
President of the United States. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Kingston/U.S. Army via Getty Images)<br />
www.worldviewmagazine.com<br />
Erica Burman, NPCA<br />
Anthony Schmitt<br />
<strong>Peace</strong> <strong>Corps</strong><br />
WorldView
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