Learning sign language at the UN

Digital Originals

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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