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I’m a First Gen Chicana Studying Spanish and It’s Brought Me Closer to My Roots

Sofía AguilarSeptember 15, 2023

by Sofía AguilarSeptember 15, 202301125

Growing up, one thing I knew I never wanted to do was learn Spanish. I hated the sounds of it in my house, how my dad was constantly speaking it while on the phone with relatives in Mexico, how my...

News and Entertainment

Hilaria Baldwin Accused of Pretending to be Spanish

Virginia IsaadDecember 29, 2020October 4, 2022

by Virginia IsaadDecember 29, 2020October 4, 202205169

In what’s starting to feel like an ongoing saga where white women are adapting identities of women of color, yoga instructor and podcaster Hilaria Baldwin is now being accused of pretending to be of Spanish descent for a decade. It...

News and Entertainment

I Can Totally Relate to AOC’s Struggle With Spanish Fluency

Johanna FerreiraSeptember 10, 2019July 27, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraSeptember 10, 2019July 27, 2020010873

One of the things I’ve always appreciated about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is how relatable she could be sometimes. On Thursday, the Congresswoman tweeted about doing an interview in Spanish about the Green New Deal on Univision Nueva York. She kept...

News and Entertainment

Florida Nurses Threatened to Be Fired For Speaking Spanish to Each Other

Virginia IsaadAugust 21, 2019July 31, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 21, 2019July 31, 202002278

The Latinx community in Haines City, Florida makes up 45 percent of the population which is why seven Spanish-speaking nurses were hired at a government-run clinic and now they’re saying supervisors warned them against speaking Spanish to each other. During...

Culture

14 Taíno Words You Didn’t Even Realize You Knew

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiAugust 6, 2019July 29, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiAugust 6, 2019July 29, 2020071370

Taíno is an Arawakan language spoken by the Taíno, Ciboney, Lucayan, and Yamaye peoples of what is now Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and across the Caribbean. It was the first Indigenous language encountered by European colonizers, so...

Culture Family

7 Ways To Make Learning Spanish Easier

HipLatinaNovember 3, 2018August 31, 2020

by HipLatinaNovember 3, 2018August 31, 202003346

Learning a new language, or perfecting a language you know takes work. In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, learning an idioma like Spanish can seem daunting. Where to start? How to streamline the process? Is there any way...

Culture

15 Spanish Words with Arabic Origins

HipLatinaOctober 20, 2018August 3, 2020

by HipLatinaOctober 20, 2018August 3, 2020017676

Arabs began arriving in what is now Spain in 711, and have had a presence in the country ever since. It is no surprise then, that about 4000 words or 8% of the Spanish language are of Arabic origin. In...

Culture

My Broken Spanish Reminds Me Of Our Sacrifices

HipLatinaOctober 12, 2018February 8, 2022

by HipLatinaOctober 12, 2018February 8, 202202308

My first word was “APRA.” Although, it’s not technically a word. APRA is an acronym for the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance of Peru. It’s a center-left political party that my father supported. So, consequently, I learned the chant “Apra! Apra!”...

News and Entertainment

White Woman Stops Racist Attack Against Latinas For Speaking Spanish

HipLatinaOctober 4, 2018August 24, 2020

by HipLatinaOctober 4, 2018August 24, 202002231

There’s been a noticeable uptick in verbal attacks on people from diverse backgrounds since Trump has taken office. We’ve seen multiple attacks made against the Latinx community this year alone and numerous cases where they’ve been discriminated against simply for...

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7 Spanish Words That Mean Different Things Across Latin America

HipLatinaSeptember 4, 2018September 3, 2020

by HipLatinaSeptember 4, 2018September 3, 2020059646

When traveling, and/or interacting with Latinos from different countries, it’s important to know that a word in your culture can mean something completely different in another! For example, mona means monkey in Spanish, but it’s also used to describe a...

Lifestyle

What I’ve Learned in Life As A Non-Spanish-Speaking Latina

HipLatinaJuly 7, 2018September 21, 2020

by HipLatinaJuly 7, 2018September 21, 202006418

My life as a non-Spanish-speaking Latina isn’t abnormal. I’ll start there. Many of us are in this together, whether it be that we are second or third (or fourth…) generation, mixed race and multicultural or even adopted. Regardless, there are...

Culture

Meet The Gringa Celebrating The Beauty of Mexican Culture

Yvette MontoyaJune 30, 2018October 1, 2020

by Yvette MontoyaJune 30, 2018October 1, 2020011354

The importance of the exploration of language is not lost on linguists and rhetoricians, but it’s not a topic that we see racking up views on the internet—unless it’s those Buzzfeed videos that are more poking fun than anything else....