Tennessee Needs Bilingual Latino Professionals
Tennessee Needs Bilingual Latino Professionals
Professional Latino/a? Bilingual? Looking for a job? You may want to try Tennessee. The Latino population in that state grew by 134 percent, to 290,000. And while that may not […]
No Habla Español: The Trouble With Not Speaking Spanish
[Editor’s Note: Yvonne Condes is a blogger in LA, YvonneinLA, and her work is reposted here with permission.] There are so many times when I regret not speaking better Spanish. […]
UCLA To Shut Down Spanish & Portuguese Department
UCLA is set to shut down the independent Spanish and Portuguese Department to merge all language departments into one single department, irregardless of how popular any given language may be […]
“Ch” and “Ll” Officially Stricken From Spanish?
It just doesn’t feel right. ¡Ingado, como se les ocurre! See what I mean. Apparently the Real Academia Española, the final and absolute arbiter of all things español, has made […]
Do You Have To Speak Spanish To Be A “Real” Latino?
You know it, and I know it, even though you may never have heard anyone say it out loud. You’re only a “real” Latino (substitute Chicano, Mexican, Salvadoran, Boricua, etc.) […]
Spanish Is The Most Important Foreign Language In U.S.
I can’t believe I missed this one, but back in December The New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof wrote a column in which he said that learning Chinese is great, but […]
U.S. To Have Most Spanish Speakers By 2050
By the year 2050, the United States will have the highest population of Spanish speakers, said one expert recently, and 10% of the entire world will speak Spanish. Cuban academic Humberto […]
Selena, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente In U.S. Postal Stamp Form
The U.S. Postal service issued stamps in December to commemorate the achievements of Latino musicians across time and genres. The stamps will feature images of Selena, Carlos Gardel, Carmen Miranda, […]
Se Me Sale: The Reflex Of Spanish Expletives
I’m not going to say I’m the most vulgar person in the world — but I’m not going to say that I don’t often employ a few choice four-letter words, […]
Las 10 Mejores Películas del 2010 – Teresa Garza
El cine es muy subjetivo. Cada persona le da distinta interpretación a cada escena. Por eso por mas de que diga que traté de ser totalmente objetiva, mentiría. De alguna […]
