Finding Meaning In My Childhood Chanclazos
Finding Meaning In My Childhood Chanclazos
Most of my friends were always amazed by the way I acted around my mother. I never drank around her and nor did she ever see me drunk. I never […]
The Pancake Joke
Yesterday I wrote a story about the Spanglish word “troca” and how I love it and how I don’t care if it’s not proper Spanish, I will never let it […]
Is “Camioneta” Really More Correct Than “Troca”?
So the truth is, most of the Latinos I know who grew up in the U.S. speak English as their dominant language, either because their parents or grandparents spoke Spanish, […]
Ñ: Put A Mustache On Your N
This video just plain made my day. You have to watch it all the way through. While we’ve written before about reasons people prefer not to pronounce things in Spanish, […]
East LA Has Its Own Accent, Literally
A great story from The Los Angeles Times this week breaks down the complexity of the Mexican immigrant-powered accent particular to people who grew up near or in the East […]
Elmoocion de Skott – La Pura Cura Para Todo!
Ay Que Funny is a SpEnglish comedy showcase of sketch, improv and standup, featuring a talented and culturally diverse mix of cast members and writers based in New York City. […]
News Taco Weekly Roundup, September 12-17, 2011
Of course this week was the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, so we had a few posts on that, including: Census data, a story about loving and leaving Mexico, trying […]
Livin’ La Vida En Spanglish
Last week I posted on Facebook that, sometimes, people are frustrated by my Spanglish speaking ways. But, that’s the way I think — so ni modo. I got some interesting […]
Ay Que Funny Spoofs Activia Commercials
Ay Que Funny is a SpEnglish comedy showcase of sketch, improv and standup, featuring a talented and culturally diverse mix of cast members and writers based in New York City. […]
“Dos Pocitos” Is A Play About Identity, Pride And More
By Chelsea McCullough It’s 2026 in a border town in Texas called Texaco. What was once South Texas has degenerated into an “ungoverned, lawless territory” where the only remaining residents […]