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Tue12Aug2008

Anti-Immigrant Forces Don't Espeak English So Well

Ay, the anti-immigrant forces. When they aren't pissing us off with telling us to go back where we came from, they are always good for a laugh. Any nativist will tell you that polls show 1,000% of 'Mericans support speaking... Read more »

Tuesday, August 12 2008 | 14:30 H

Tue29Jul2008

Bolivia : Indigenous Communities and Helping Bloggers

Al-Jazeera has a really interesting video story about the struggles of the Indigenous communities against land/power owning mestizos and those of European descent. I do have to question the choice of the opening sequence of the statue ripping out the... Read more »

Tuesday, July 29 2008 | 11:00 H

Wed23Jul2008

I Am Latino...Ask Me: Americanos ask about the power of the Chancleta...

I Am Latino...Ask Me is a new weekly syndicated column written by Sofrito For Your Soul founder, George "Urban Jibaro" Torres. The column was created to answer questions that mainstream America has about Latinos and our culture. A departure from the routine of Sofrito For Your Soul, I Am Latino...Ask Me is driven by the readers desire to get answers to those burning questions that they have but have no one to ask. There are plans to incorporate the column into Urban Jibaro's Radio Capicu show on Blog Talk Radio. Do you have a question for the Urban Jibaro? Send your questions to SofritoSubmissions@gmail.com Read more »

Wednesday, July 23 2008 | 11:35 H

Thu17Jul2008

Why is the Same Job Done In Spanish Worth Less?

Is the same news, reported in a different language, Spanish for example, worth less? According to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle it is. Reporters at San Francisco’s leading Spanish-language TV news station, KDTV/Univision, make roughly one quarter less... Read more »

Thursday, July 17 2008 | 11:43 H

Thu10Jul2008

Yes, This is President Bush of the United States

I asked my 10 year old daughter: "What language do they speak in Italy?" She answers: "Italian". Now if only the U.S. lame duck President Bush knew that. At the G8 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia two years ago, President... Read more »

Thursday, July 10 2008 | 17:32 H

Mon07Jul2008

English Only Please at Graduations

Imagine your parents are immigrants to the United States (not a stretch for many of us). Through their sacrifices (and some of your own, no doubt), you graduate high school at the top of your class. At graduation during your... Read more »

Monday, July 07 2008 | 16:15 H

Thu26Jun2008

Ill Doctrine Remembers George Carlin

Parental advisory : There is cursing in this videoComedian George Carlin, who passed on Sunday at age 71, would want to be remembered this way. Via / Ill Doctrine... Read more »

Thursday, June 26 2008 | 10:00 H

Tue24Jun2008

For the First Time Ever, Democratic National Convention to be Simulcast en Español

Is it about reaching out to the usually ignored or is it pandering to that oh so hyped Latino vote? Regardless of the reasons behind the decision, I just received a press release announcing that the Democratic National Convention through... Read more »

Tuesday, June 24 2008 | 11:58 H

Thu19Jun2008

Attorney Referral Site for Spanish Speakers

Sadly, this is how many Spanish speaking Latinos get their legal help. 1800 cantaso (electric chair) Enter as a solution Legal Match, an online attorney referral website that has begun the process of translating a few of the 4,000 pages... Read more »

Thursday, June 19 2008 | 14:34 H

Tue17Jun2008

Wisin and Yandell Will Not Go English Only

Not convinced that crossover appeal comes only through singing in English, when asked when their English album was gonna drop, reggaetoneros Wisin y Yandell answered, never!. Yandel had this to say to his English speaking fans who don’t understand his... Read more »

Tuesday, June 17 2008 | 07:27 H

Fri16May2008

Latino Books Month, Viernes May 16th Pick : Peel My Love Like an Onion by Ana Castillo

Peel My Love Like an Onion by Ana Castillo is one of the most worn books in my personal library. This fictional narrative of Chicana love, disability, and the struggle to fit in through those lenses is one of the... Read more »

Friday, May 16 2008 | 12:36 H

Thu24Apr2008

My Bilingual Kids Are Smarter Than Your English Only Kids!

Nanny, nanny boo boo. The fact that I speak English and Spanish to my children is actually boosting their English language skills, according to one article.“Speaking two languages opens up a whole new world to children,” says Laurie Weaver, Ed.D.,... Read more »

Thursday, April 24 2008 | 10:27 H

Wed16Apr2008

Does Something Being Also in Español Bother You

Most of our readers probably aren't bothered by websites being available in Spanish as well as English, in fact many of you are pleased with that option that includes a large, growing portion of our population. The Hillary Clinton campaign... Read more »

Wednesday, April 16 2008 | 10:40 H

Mon07Apr2008

MySpace is Now Tu Espace

After launching a Spanish version of their popular social networking site and a Mexican version, MySpace is now speaking Spanglish, launching a bilingual version of the site this week at the Latin Latin Billboard Conference.The website will be in Spanish... Read more »

Monday, April 07 2008 | 13:16 H

Mon03Mar2008

How Not to Win the Latino Vote : Teddy Kennedy Sings in Spanish for Obama

Seriously, this is pandering of the worst kind. Teddy Kennedy might have been better off singing a reggaeton song to get the Latino youth vote pero this.. Via / Mex Files... Read more »

Monday, March 03 2008 | 11:29 H

Mon17Dec2007

Philly English Only Not Discriminatory But Maybe Offensive

Geno's Famous Philly Cheesesteaks caused a stir when owner Joey Vento put a sign up saying "This is America. When ordering, please speak English.", implying that those that didn't speak English would be refused service. Yesterday there was a six-hour... Read more »

Monday, December 17 2007 | 10:35 H

Wed10Oct2007

One Semester of Spanish Love Song

If the pasty white skin doesn't scare you, this guy's Spanish will. No wonder the "Latina looking" mujer in the video shows no emotion. Via / Chispa Productions... Read more »

Wednesday, October 10 2007 | 11:27 H

Wed03Oct2007

Brazilian capital outlaws the use of gerunds

Can a change in the way we speak change our behavior? The capital of Brazil, Brasilia, thinks so: they've outlawed the use of gerunds such as "doing", "studying", etc. because this verb form is associated with an inefficient government:The governor... Read more »

Wednesday, October 03 2007 | 12:58 H

Fri14Sep2007

Got Misa?

When I was growing up as a good little Latina Catholic girl, the Spanish language masses were always more crowded and always more fun than the English language masses. They were just livlier and had better music. Unless of course... Read more »

Friday, September 14 2007 | 12:59 H

Tue28Aug2007

Beyonce is "Irreemplazable"

"To the left, to the left" "Everything you own in a box to the left" I shamefully admit that I love Beyonce's Irreplaceable. And when I heard she'd be doing the song in Spanish, I imagined some terrible lyrics like... Read more »

Tuesday, August 28 2007 | 11:04 H

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