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Amid the Ongoing War, People Worldwide Are Signing Up to Learn Ukrainian

Yehor Milohrodskyi
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Language can be a powerful tool of connection. The Pittsburgh-based language learning platform Duolingo reports they’ve seen a spike in people interested in Ukrainian. WESA's Maria Anto reports.

Read the full story at: https://www.wesa.fm/arts-sports-culture/2022-03-24/as-war-in-ukraine-continues-people-around-the-world-are-signing-up-to-learn-the-ukrainian-language

(Original air-date: 3/25/22)

Born and raised in Ligonier, Pa., Maria Anto grew up listening to 90.5 WESA. She is thrilled to be promoted from listener to contributor as a news production assistant for WESA. A senior at the University of Pittsburgh, Maria sings in the Heinz Chapel Choir, serves as a PITT ARTS host, and conducts archival research on puppets in Pittsburgh.