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 ...
Newsday

Most Latinos in the U.S. are fluent in Spanish, poll finds. Non-speakers say they're often shamed.

Helen Dorado Alessi’s mom grew up with parents who didn’t speak Spanish to her at home, even though both had moved stateside from Puerto Rico, where Spanish is the dominant language. Her mom was ...
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AI tools reshape Spanish conversation learning in 2026

Spanish learning in 2026 is increasingly driven by AI-powered conversation platforms alongside established apps. While Duolingo and Babbel remain popular for structured study, tools like LinguaLive, ...
The Daily Californian

How the Spanish 21 course at UC Berkeley has impacted me

My first language was Spanish. I used to speak it fluently when I was little. For some of my childhood, I lived in a duplex house with my grandparents. Spanish was the only language my grandparents ...
The Conversation

Spanish speakers in Philadelphia break traditional rules of formal and informal speech in signs around town

I’ve discovered something fascinating about how Spanish speakers in Philadelphia address each other and communicate through public signs. The discovery is part of my research on language patterns in ...
The Conversation

Language induces an identity crisis for the children and grandchildren of Latino immigrants

A young Latina mother I was interviewing once laughed uncomfortably as she described her sons’ embarrassment when put on the spot by older Latinos. They would speak to her sons in Spanish, before ...