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There’s a question that makes us uncomfortable, but it’s worth asking ourselves honestly: Are Hispanics abandoning Spanish in the United States? The answer isn’t simple. It’s not about blaming anyone, nor about measuring who is “more Hispanic” by the language they speak. Life in the United States naturally pushes...
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José Viana, Ed.D. NAPSI Durante generaciones, se les dijo a las familias que debían dejar su idioma atrás para poder tener éxito en Estados Unidos. Hoy sabemos la verdad: la competencia en inglés combinada con el bilingüismo no es una barrera—es una ventaja competitiva. Las Ventajas de Ser Bilingüe...
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José Viana, Ed.D. NAPSI For generations, families were told they had to leave their language behind to succeed in America. Today, we know the truth: English proficiency paired with bilingualism is not a barrier—it’s a competitive advantage. The Advantages of Being Bilingual or Multilingual Students who speak more than...
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Fue alrededor de 2010 cuando Francisco Lozano se percató por primera vez de la proliferación de pandillas en Santa María, un enclave mayoritariamente inmigrante situado en la costa central de California. Preocupado por su hijo, Lozano decidió que la mejor manera de mantenerlo a salvo era involucrarse en su...
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It was around 2010 that Francisco Lozano first noticed the gangs proliferating in Santa Maria, a largely immigrant enclave along California’s Central Coast. Worried for his son, Lozano decided the best way to keep him safe was to get involved with his school. Since then, Lozano has become a...
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Texas lawmakers passed the Life of the Mother Act during the legislative session. It was billed as legislation to clarify when doctors in the state can legally perform an abortion. Texas adopted one of the most restrictive abortion bans in 2021. The ban allows the procedure only if the...
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Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services La Comisión Federal de Comercio (FTC) tiene una nueva estrategia para combatir el fraude. A partir de este otoño, su Language Access Initiative (Iniciativa de acceso a los idiomas) ofrece intérpretes que pueden recibir reportes de fraude y brindar asesoría en muchos más idiomas...
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Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services The Federal Trade Commission has a new strategy for battling fraud. As of this fall, its Language Access Initiative provides interpreters who can take fraud reports and provide advice in many more languages than just English and Spanish. At a Nov. 21 press briefing...
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We all know that we Hispanics in the United States face a tsunami of financial and non-financial barriers to obtaining adequate and timely medical care. Both our economic or immigration status, as well as the language we speak or the length of time we have been in the United...