The Drive-By Cat Call: Not Hot

“Heeeeeey!” I don’t suppose I’ll ever understand why, exactly, men think this is a good way to attract attention. I’ve never been tempted in the slightest to return these calls […]

Carlos Santana: Shame On  You Georgia And Arizona Navy To Name Ship In Honor Of César Chávez Google Chrome Allows Anyone To Read En Español Latino Sports Fans Grow, Latino […]

Recently I asked William “Memo” Nericcio, Director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences program at San Diego State University and a Professor in English and Comparative Literature […]

Spanish is a part of our lives as Latinos, but for many reasons, we don’t all speak, read or write it very well. I would include myself in this category, […]

By Alejandra Garza de Gutrierrez Growing up, I never understood my mother. She was old school and old world. I would cringe whenever people told me I look just like […]

Because my mind works in strange ways, and because I can’t help myself, I usually pepper my English with Spanish even when I’m hanging out with non-Spanish speaking friends. I […]

By Wuicho Vargas There are sentiments that swirl around my existence, as the Spanish and English languages ferociously debate about whose importance I should favor. Grammar, rules, chains, accents, punctuation […]

A Latina has begun a movement to promote a National Day of Spanish, modeled after the National Day of Silence, to stand in “support and solidarity with all those who […]

by Alejandra Garza de Gutierrez I hope most people who have a sibling will understand me on this one. There is a new study released by the Pew Research Center’s […]

By Elsie Rivas Gomez, from Spanglish Baby, where this story was first published. My daughter Marisol’s name is the source of some pronunciation issues for our friends and even family, […]