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We begin with introductions. We state our names, where we come from, and how long we’ve been in Denver, always careful to emphasize proper English structures. Contractions, idioms, phrasal verbs, all of these are carefully extracted from our speech. The volunteers and teachers, including myself, distill endless amounts of nuance and data into simple sentences….

Jummabi sits at a table surrounded by three women wearing headscarves. She confidently helps them pronounce English words. Every now and then one of the women asks her a question in Burmese and she replies; first in Burmese then in English. They call her “Sayama”, teacher. They are dressed in long skirts and dresses, but…