From two articles from this past Monday's (7/7/2008) Daily News Record...
 
City No. 2 In Foreign-born

Of all of Virginia's metro areas, Harrisonburg ranks #2 for its percentage (9%) of foreigh-born residents, following Washington/Arlington/Alexandria (20%) and followed by Charlottesville (6%), Richmond (6%), Virginia Beach (6%), and Winchester (6%).   [ read the article ]
 
Schools Eye Classes in English, Spanish

The Harrisonburg City School Board discussed adding a "dual-immersion" program whereby "Spanish-speaking students and native English speakers would be taught in the same classroom, with half the class in one language and the other half in another."   [ read the article ]