Jessica Bari in 1979 poses for a photo after a day with her Puerto Rican grandma Carmen. After years of wondering, I asked my dad why he never taught his kids to speak Spanish. It felt like a missing ...

I am a Latina who speaks Spanish, mostly because I was born and raised in the Dominican Republic, and lived there for 21 years. In my case, not knowing Spanish would've probably meant failing in every ...

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 ...

Dear Mexican: I’m a half-Mexican who’s more American than Mexican (although to Cockasians, I’m sure I’m just another brown spot on their white carpet). I don’t speak Espanole, nor do I care to — not ...

I read novels in Spanish and listen to ’80s songs in Spanish. There are concepts and expressions that make sense to me only ...