Newt Gingrich: Spanish “The Language Of Living In A Ghetto”

Newt Gingrich: Spanish “The Language Of Living In A Ghetto”

Mary Mata November 15, 2011

Current presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich seems to think that Spanish and bilingual education are the characteristics of people living in “the ghetto,” at least he did, who knows how he […]

Is “Camioneta” Really More Correct Than “Troca”?

Mary Mata November 7, 2011

So the truth is, most of the Latinos I know who grew up in the U.S. speak English as their dominant language, either because their parents or grandparents spoke Spanish, […]

Ñ: Put A Mustache On Your N

Mary Mata November 4, 2011

This video just plain made my day. You have to watch it all the way through. While we’ve written before about reasons people prefer not to pronounce things in Spanish, […]

Florida Congressman Objects To “Hispanic Speaking” District

NewsTaco October 28, 2011

How many Latino-phobic incidents can you pile on one political statement? Let’s give it a try. According to a story in the Orlando Sentinel, Florida state senator Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, […]

The Top Excuses For Not Pronouncing Spanish Names

Mary Mata October 4, 2011

If this hasn’t happened to you, I’d be surprised, but with my two accents it sure seems to happen a lot to me. You know, you meet someone and you […]

Today Is The First National Day Of Spanish

Mary Mata September 30, 2011

Buenos días, bienvenidos al primer Día de Español. If you recall Jean Rockford Aguilar-Valdez  had the idea for the day as part of a movement to stand in “support and […]

Tony Garza: Why The U.S., Mexico Need Each Other

Mary Mata September 24, 2011

By Zach Gonzalez & Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez Addressing the question of why the U.S. and Mexico need each other, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza opened his remarks this morning […]

Chilean Independence Celebration In CA Includes Food, Dancing

Mary Mata September 22, 2011

By David Tapia, fundi2.com San Bernardino, California — On September 18, 1810, Chile declared it’s Independence from Spain. This year,2011, marks the 201st  Anniversary of this South American country. In […]

Livin’ La Vida En Spanglish

Mary Mata September 12, 2011

Last week I posted on Facebook that, sometimes, people are frustrated by my Spanglish speaking ways. But, that’s the way I think — so ni modo. I got some interesting […]

Spanish Media Is On The Rise In The U.S., For Now

NewsTaco August 30, 2011

This has been a good year for Hispanic media – and by that I mean Spanish language media in general, which industry and academia insists on calling “Hispanic.” Univisión, the leader of […]