Date: February 8th 2010

For immediate release
Anne Marie Weiss-Armush
DFW International Community Alliance
www.dfwinternational.org
972-661-2764, 972-965-5727 (c)
president@dfwinternational.org

Press conference for new report by DFW Int'l - TWO HUNDRED TWENTY SIX Languages Spoken in the DFW Metroplex

On Feb. 9 DFW International Community Alliance will release their 2010 report in a press conference in Dallas City Hall: DFW International's 2010 Progress Report: a new and exciting image for North Texas.

Press Conference
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
Flag Room, Dallas City Hall
10:00 am

Speakers will include: Mayor Carrie Gordon of Balch Springs; Amir Omar, Richardson City Councilman; Isaac Lasky, US Census; Suzanne Chen, Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce; Arturo Cuellar, Instituto de Mexicanos en el Exterior ; Betru Gebregziabher, African Leadership Council ; Anne Marie Weiss-Armush.

The report will present 43 pages of new data and graphics that indicate the growth of international populations in the 37 metropolitan cities.

Did you know
• that in 32% of our region's homes English is not the language spoken?
• that 226 languages are used in the North Texas area and that more than a third of those languages reflect African cultures?
• that in Irving, Dallas, and Garland the percent of residents that do not speak English at home is above 40%?
• that over one million New Americans moved to the metroplex during the past ten years?
• that 44% of DFW residents are New Americans ?
• that Plano is the city with the largest Asian presence?
• that Irving is the city with the largest percentage of internationals?
• that Farmers Branch is the city with the largest percentage of Latino residents?

The list of languages spoken in the metroplex is updated daily and can be viewed here: http://www.dfwinternational.org/demographics/languages
The complete report will be released online today, Feb. 8 at 5pm here: http://www.dfwinternational.org/resource_center/