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Embracing cultural and linguistic diversity in speech-language pathology is a necessity of an increasingly globalized world. Currently, the research evidence upon which speech-language pathology practice is based is still largely drawn from western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic (WEIRD) societies; and assumptions are made that these data are generalizable to all human populations without consideration of the vast diversity that exists between societies (Henrich, Heine, & Norenzayan, 2010). Across the world, professional bodies are recognizing the need for increased research regarding culturally and linguistically diverse populations to ensure that recommendations for practice are based upon the best available evidence (Goldstein, 2012; International Expert Panel on Multilingual Children’s Speech, 2012; RCSLT Specific Interest Group in Bilingualism, 2007; Speech Pathology Australia, 2009 …