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A Growing Number of Mexicans in the U.S. Don't Speak Spanish... Or English
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Say What?! Growing Number of U.S. Mexicans Don’t Speak Spanish

By Samantha Leal | 11/29/2012 - 13:58 | 0 Comments

Many Mexican immigrants migrating to the United States are assumed to speak Spanish, but that assumption is wrong, reports NBC Latino. Many immigrants come to the U.S. speaking indigenous languages, and a workshop by The City...

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Hilarious Twitter Feed Corrects Outraged Nativists' Grammar

Hilarious Twitter Feed Corrects Outraged Nativists' Grammar

By Samantha Leal | 11/27/2012 - 14:20 | 0 Comments

Oh boy. Over the holiday weekend, a new (hilarious) Twitter handle drew attention for correcting outraged people who believe that others should speak English in English-speaking countries. Of course, those writing these tweets seem to not have so much of a handle on the language themselves, with grammar mistakes galore. 

Buzzfeed's Andrew Kaczynski remarked...

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Are Politicians Afraid to Speak Spanish?

By Viviana Hurtado | 01/26/2012 - 17:43 | 0 Comments

In this week’s Tampa Bay, Florida Republican debate, the question was asked why candidates run ads in Spanish, ostensibly seeking the votes of Spanish speakers, but insist English be the only official language of the U.S. government.

This incident is a perfect example of the complicated relationship that politicians and...

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The Bilingual Advantage
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Is Being Bilingual Good For Your Brain?

By Mariela Rosario | 06/01/2011 - 17:00 | 0 Comments

Ellen Bialystok, a cognitive neuroscientist, has studied the effects of bilingualism on the brain for over 40 years. Among her impressive findings include the fact that bilingual children are able to understand more complex language problems than those that only spoke on language, that being bilingual can help delay the symptom's of Alzheimer's disease and...

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Celebrities, En Español?

By Yuliana Gomez | 01/13/2011 - 15:15 | 0 Comments

Even though they were born and raised in the States, these Latino celebrities aren’t afraid to let loose in the mother tongue. It may not be perfect, but they all get A’s for effort.

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LISTEN: Indie Darling Ximena Sariñana Preps English Album

LISTEN: Indie Darling Ximena Sariñana Preps English Album

By Grace Bastidas | 01/10/2011 - 09:00 | 0 Comments

When Mexican singer-songwriter Ximena Sariñana made her Spanish-language debut in 2008 with the album Mediocre, critics went mad over the 25-year-old, gushing about her gorgeous vocals and thoughtful lyrics in one jazzy song after another. To top it all off, she received both Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations—no small feat for a first album....

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My Bilingual Better Half

By Carla Molina Martins | 03/29/2010 - 10:35 | 0 Comments

My husband is not Latino, but knows quite a bit of Spanish. Growing up he spent many summers at a New Hampshire camp with lots of kids from Mexico and Venezuela. He learned most of his Spanish from the friends he made there (an equal amount of appropriate Spanish and plenty inappropriate Spanish as well). He is, by no means, fluent; but knows enough...

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Cómo Se Dice...Sexy?

By Sujeiry Gonzalez | 02/25/2010 - 13:42 | 26 Comments

I sat with my prima in DR Lounge sipping a Bacardi and Coke when two young men approached us. One wore his hair in a ponytail while the other looked like the rest and sported a clean cut. Pony Tail immediately asked me to dance. He led me to the small dance floor and spun me throug a great salsa song. I was impressed with his skills: A man who can dance salsa is...

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