Growing up Latino in the US, it can often feel like you're being pulled in two separate directions at all times. On one end, there's this pressure to be "Latino enough" — to keep traditions alive, ...
“Unfortunately, [third generation] heritage speakers often receive criticism of their language abilities from all sides, which they internalize as a personal failing,” said Amelia Tseng, an assistant ...
About half of US Latinos who don’t speak Spanish well have been shamed by other Latinos for it, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. They’re all Latinos who’ve been shamed for the ...
Monthly club starts to help area residents practice and retain foreign language skills. Carmen Vasquez, Laura McGreevy, Mary Linda VanMaanen and Sonibet Diaz share a laugh during the conversational ...
Does someone have to speak Spanish in order to be considered Hispanic? Most Latinos say no – but at the same time, they think it is important that future generations of Hispanics do speak the language ...
What do Sen. Ted Cruz, Oscar-winning actor Ariana DeBose and a puzzled kid stumbling to answer questions on live TV have in common? They’re all Latinos who’ve been shamed for the way they speak ...