While language can connect people to their culture and be a source of pride, it can also bring about embarrassment and anxiety. According to the Pew Research Center, 78 percent of U.S. Hispanics say ...
Like many Latinos, Micaela Muro’s relationship with Spanish is complicated. She grew up in Northern California occasionally hearing her Mexican father speak the language, and trying her best to ...
Sara Lopez, 24, didn’t learn Spanish from her parents because they didn’t want her to go through the discrimination they faced for speaking the language back in the 1980s. “Their teachers were mostly ...
In the heart of Denver, Colorado, a rich tapestry of cultures lives in each neighborhood. "We grew up with big families -- Hispanic, Irish, Italian -- in west Denver. I still live in the same ...
Does someone have to speak Spanish in order to be considered Hispanic? Most Latinos say no – but at the same time, they think it is important that future generations of Hispanics do speak the language ...
New Mexico is a melting pot of cultures that somehow find influence among one another. A strong example of that is the Spanish dialect in northern New Mexico. The dialect is known as having roots in ...
A Pew Research Center expert told PolitiFact that 26% of K-12 students are Hispanic, but that doesn’t mean they all speak Spanish. The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey shows that 15 ...
But my question is why can't we also promote the use and practice of PROPER SPANISH in this country? Dear Mexican: I’m a Spanish court interpreter in Santa Bárbara, California; I’ve also worked in Los ...