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. […]

It’s an interesting intersection of laws. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) says it will not deny green-card applications to persons of bi-national same sex marriages. The reason: the Defense of Marriage […]

Remember little Emily Ruiz? She’s the four year old girl, born in the US, who had traveled to Guatemala with her grandfather. On their return trip the grandfather was denied entry into […]

The fact that we even ask this question shows our prejudice. Language, like all things, is continually growing and changing. “Proper” Spanish and English neither came about in a single […]

The Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, has long protected the health and well-being of all Americans, particularly Latino families. Unfortunately, conservative politicians are leading efforts to attack, defund, and in some […]

Unemployment claims dropped by 5,000 last week to 382,000. Two planes landed without help from a control tower in Washington, D.C. yesterday at Reagan National Airport; it’s reported there was […]

Her name is Emily Ruiz, a US born citizen from Long Island. She was on a return trip from Guatemala where she had traveled with her grandfather. The plane she […]

When I read this I knew I had to post it. Yes, it’s small town news, and yes, it may not seem to matter in the grand scheme, but Alejandra […]

Can I be blunt for a minute? One of the biggest things about me that people just don’t get is my absolute disgust of slurs, racial or any other kind.  I flat […]

We live in a very expedient society, and maybe that’s our fault. We’re always in a blind hurry to get there, to get it done, to have it made, to […]