Learning sign language at the UN

She’s learned enough Arabic, French, Mandarin, Russian and Spanish to try to report in these languages. Now, in the final installment for our award-winning web series on the six official U.N. Languages, correspondent Liling Tan takes on English — with a twist. Instead of simply reporting in a language she already knows well — Liling has attempted to learn and report in American Sign Language.

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Learning sign language at the UN

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