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 ...

Neil If you are fluent in a language, it means you can speak it easily without having to think too much. Beth And we heard anxious, which means nervous or worried. People are often anxious when they ...

When José Medina was a kid growing up in Texas, teachers stopped him from speaking Spanish in their classrooms. And his parents stopped him from speaking English at home. Medina never felt like he ...

About half of US Latinos who don’t speak Spanish well have been shamed by other Latinos for it, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. They’re all Latinos who’ve been shamed for the ...

Growing up Latino in the US, it can often feel like you're being pulled in two separate directions at all times. On one end, there's this pressure to be "Latino enough" — to keep traditions alive, ...

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 ...

A Pew Research Center expert told PolitiFact that 26% of K-12 students are Hispanic, but that doesn’t mean they all speak Spanish. The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey shows that 15 ...