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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...