Newt Gingrich: Spanish “The Language Of Living In A Ghetto”
Newt Gingrich: Spanish “The Language Of Living In A Ghetto”
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”?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]