Spanish government confirms new case of hantavirus

The Spanish government on Monday said it has confirmed a new case of hantavirus connected to the cruise ship MV Hondius, which became the center of an outbreak that killed three people earlier this mo ...
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 ...
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 ...
Los Angeles Times

How Spanish speakers are shut out of L.A.’s planning processes

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Walk through Los Angeles, from Highland Park to Brentwood, and you’ll hear Spanish everywhere, in markets, at ...
The New York Times

New Mexico Is Losing a Form of Spanish Spoken Nowhere Else on Earth

A dialect from the state’s earliest Spanish-speaking settlers has endured for over 400 years in the state’s remote mountain villages. But its time may be running out. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring ...
The Guardian

Spanish is clearly now the world’s coolest language. So why do we push children to learn French?

As Bad Bunny showed at the Super Bowl, español is the coming thing. No wonder it’s now the top GCSE language choice “Now, Gary, repeat after me: Quiero una margarita, por favor,” my Spanish tutor ...