Changing Dynamics and Hispanic Youth!

    In our last blog, I wrote about how some Hispanics, especially Hispanic youth, struggle with identifying themselves as fully Hispanic when they don’t speak Spanish. Being Hispanic is much more than speaking the language. It’s an identity, a way of being and living that, yes, can come to fuller expression through language.

Does not speaking Spanish make you less Hispanic?

    The other day I came across an interesting post on Hispanic culture. The main topic of the discussion was whether not speaking Spanish made you any less Hispanic. More than an objective question, it was a good way to learn how Hispanics look at themselves in relation to the language they speak.

    So, do you personally think that not speaking Spanish makes you less Hispanic? Why or why not?

Lost in Translation?

The other day I heard a cute conversation while waiting for the bus. A little Hispanic girl was trying to translate a sign for her mother, but since the mother could not quite make up the idea, she went ahead and explained in Spanish what the sign meant, with limited accuracy I concluded.

Obama y la Educación de los Hispanos

Tal vez durante las últimas dos semanas hayas escuchado sobre el foro comunitario sobre los hispanos y la Educación en el que participó el Presidente Obama. El evento fue televisado por la cadena Univisión y llamó mucho la atención de la comunidad hispana. Si te lo perdiste sigue leyendo.