CNN

Latinos who don’t speak Spanish are getting shamed for it

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 ...
KTVU

San Jose police chief uses AI to speak Spanish

The video shared Tuesday shows the police chief speaking Spanish with the help of AI technology that converts his voice into a language he doesn't speak fluently. The message is part of a broader ...
ABC7

Millions of Americans speak Spanglish. This expert says that's a superpower

When José Medina was a kid growing up in Texas, teachers stopped him from speaking Spanish in their classrooms. And his parents stopped him from speaking English at home. Medina never felt like he ...
The Boston Globe

Speak Easy aims to make it easier to communicate in restaurant kitchens — and to break through barriers

Sign up here to get The Boston Globe’s latest food stories delivered to your inbox once a week. Immigrants represent a substantial portion of the restaurant ...
USA Today

Are you Hispanic if you can't speak Spanish? Here's what Hispanics say

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

Pew: Most U.S. Latinos speak Spanish, and those who don’t are shamed by their own

Soon after law school, Wendy Ramirez found herself teaching Spanish part-time to mostly white professionals while based in Washington, D.C. As someone who felt “the shame” for not speaking ...
Pew Research Center

Latinos’ Views of and Experiences With the Spanish Language

How we did this Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand current views of the Spanish language among U.S. Hispanics, including views related to Hispanic identity, joking about Hispanics ...
PBS

Young Latinos who don’t speak Spanish are reclaiming their culture after facing shaming

While language can connect people to their culture and be a source of pride, it can also bring about embarrassment and anxiety. According to the Pew Research Center, 78 percent of U.S. Hispanics say ...
NJ.com

I used to judge ‘yo no sabo’ kids but what happens if my own kids don’t speak Spanish? | Calavia-Robertson

I grew up believing you couldn’t be a Latino — not a “real” one, anyway — without speaking Spanish. It’s what as a child I was told again and again by my immigrant parents. It’s what I must’ve heard ...
Forbes

Why Your Next Hire Should Speak Spanish

I recently had a conversation with a client about the Mexican hires we had helped them recruit. In my experience with recruiting foreign talent for U.S. companies, employers are often looking for cost ...
The New York Times

You Caught Me. I’m Speaking Spanish.

I speak Spanish with my mother, with other relatives, with old friends. I speak it with my children, though not as often as I should. I read novels in Spanish and listen to ’80s songs in Spanish.