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 ...
Helen Dorado Alessi’s mom grew up with parents who didn’t speak Spanish to her at home, even though both had moved stateside from Puerto Rico, where Spanish is the dominant language. Her mom was ...
José Flores listens to Manuel Romero talk about pan cubano — Cuban bread. Credit: Jisu Sheen photos Estefany and Brisa. The first thing Manuel Romero told me about the Spanish-language conversation ...
If studying up on the Battle of Puebla for Cinco de Mayo has you in the mood to try learning Spanish, Denver caters to the local love for the Latin language with regular meetups where people practice ...
Spanish learning in 2026 is increasingly driven by AI-powered conversation platforms alongside established apps. While Duolingo and Babbel remain popular for structured study, tools like LinguaLive, ...
My first language was Spanish. I used to speak it fluently when I was little. For some of my childhood, I lived in a duplex house with my grandparents. Spanish was the only language my grandparents ...
A young Latina mother I was interviewing once laughed uncomfortably as she described her sons’ embarrassment when put on the spot by older Latinos. They would speak to her sons in Spanish, before ...