The United States is composed of many diverse ethnic groups. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2011), the majority of individuals in the United States classify themselves as non-Hispanic white, but numerous minority groups include those of Latino origin, African American origin, Native American/Alaskan origin, Asian/Pacific Island origin, and others. Americans speak many languages. The number of people 5 and older who speak a language other than English at home has more than doubled in the last three decades, at a pace four times greater than the nation’s population growth, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report (2007). The largest language groups are Spanish (in Texas, California, and New Mexico), French (Louisiana and Maine), German (North Dakota and South Dakota), Slavic languages (Illinois, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut), Chinese (California, New York, Hawaii, and Massachusetts), and Korean (Hawaii, California, and New Jersey