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Saul Tello, Jr., High School Valedictorian, Spanish Speech

High School Valedictorian Delivers Speech in Spanish - Sparks Debate

By Samantha Leal | 06/14/2012 - 09:48 | 0 Comments

A valedictorian at a Orestimba High School in California gave his commencement address in Spanish and sparked a debate among board members and officials, reports Fox News Latino. Saul...

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English to Replace Spanish in Puerto Rican Schools

By Samantha Leal | 06/12/2012 - 15:53 | 0 Comments

English is set to replace Spanish as the language used to teach in Puerto Rico’s public schools, according to the Latin American Herald Tribune. The plan will start under a 10-year umbrella this summer, said Education Secretary Edward Moreno Alonso.

In his...

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Inspiring Young Latina of the Week: Silvia Moya

Inspiring Young Latina of the Week: Jersey City High School Teacher Silvia Moya

By Jill Pankow | 02/27/2012 - 12:20 | 0 Comments

High School social studies teacher Silvia Moya inspires dozens of students every day. Teaching is not only this Ecuadorean’s dream, but her passion! It is through her own dedication that she is able to motivate other young people to reach beyond what they ever thought possible to accomplish goals they never knew they had. It is because of Silvia’s hard...

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EXCLUSIVE: Don Omar: "It Doesn’t Matter How Long We're in the United States—We're Always Going To Be Latinos!"

By Lee Hernandez | 11/18/2011 - 18:20 | 0 Comments

Reggaetonero Don Omar is working ...

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WATCH: Demi Lovato Does Not Speak ‘español’

WATCH: Demi Lovato Does Not Speak 'Español'

By Amaris Castillo | 09/22/2011 - 09:30 | 0 Comments

Even though Demi Lovato performed her latest hit "Skyscraper" at the ALMA awards in two languages she does not speak Spanish— at all. The 19-year-old part-Mexican singer/actress admitted to Jimmy Fallon this week on his show Late Night, “I don’t know what the heck I was saying!” Lovato performed in both English and...

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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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EXCLUSIVE: Odette Yustman Thinks "There's No Excuse Not to Speak Spanish"

By Lee Hernandez | 03/29/2011 - 17:43 | 15 Comments

The latest Census results released last week tell us that 1 in 6 people in the U.S. is Latino, and that Latino kids number just over 17 million, or 23 percent of the 17-and-under U.S. population — a whopping 39 percent increase in ten years!

When we shared these astonishing numbers...

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Matthew McConaughey Habla Español Muy Bien!

By Stacey Rivera | 03/28/2011 - 13:44 | 0 Comments

We knew we liked him for a reason (besides the always on display six pack)! Watch as All American boy Matthew McConaughey explains to George Lopez—en Español— that he learned Spanish because he grew up in a town in Texas that was more than 80% Mexican. We hear he also...

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