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María Brenes' first name has an accent on the letter “í” — but you wouldn't know that by looking at the Los Angeles resident's government documents. Since 1986, when Californians voted to make English ...

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A proposed bill in California would allow diacritical marks, like accents, that are used in non-English names on important documents such as birth certificates and marriage licenses. NBC’s Valerie ...

Pablo and Nancy Chaires Espinoza stand at the state Capitol with their son Nicolás on March 21, 2023. Because of state rules, the accent marks in Nicolás’ name were omitted on his birth certificate – ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - When journalist Aly Colón began his career, he always made the same request to his editors. Could he please have an accent? Colón, a Puerto Rican native, writes his name with an ...

A bill in the California Assembly, known as CA Assembly Bill 77, seeks to allow residents of California to use diacritical marks — like accents— and the Spanish-language letter "ñ" on ...