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Spanish as a First Language
Being a new parent comes with a series of challenges—one being the decision whether or not to teach your child a second language. Latino USA explores…
1 year, 3 months ago
Elián, Part Two: The Ultimatum
After Elián’s rescue he was released to relatives in Miami. Just a day later the Cuban government sent a note: the boy’s father and Fidel Castro want…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Elián González Saga, Revisited
It was Thanksgiving of 1999 when two Florida fishermen rescued a little boy from the sea. His name was Elián González—a Cuban 5-year-old who had surv…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Diary of an ‘Undesirable’
In 1945, 20-year-old Anthony Acevedo was held in captivity with other American soldiers inside a Nazi concentration camp called Berga. There, the sol…
1 year, 3 months ago
Portrait Of: Rubén Blades
Rubén Blades is a singer, songwriter, actor, lawyer, and politician, born in Panama and a New Yorker since 1974. After four decades in the public eye…
1 year, 3 months ago
Journalist Roundtable: Unlocking the Latino Vote
A few weeks from the November 2024, Maria Hinojosa brings together three super-star Latino journalists for a roundtable; John Quiñones, Maria Elena S…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ernesto Londoño’s Journey Into Psychedelics
Ernesto Londoño is a national correspondent with The New York Times, where he covers the U.S. midwest. He’s also the author of a new book named “Trip…
1 year, 3 months ago
Decoding the Debate
Latino USA brings you the launch of In The Thick’s new popup season—to help you break down this unprecedented political moment and what it means for …
1 year, 3 months ago
The Taco Index: Inflation and the Latino Vote
In recent years, rising grocery prices have shocked many of us, changing how we discuss inflation. For economists, inflation measures how quickly pri…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Literary Phenomenon of Irene Vallejo
Irene Vallejo never imagined she would become a global literary sensation. In 2019, the Spanish author and academic published an essay about a somewh…
1 year, 3 months ago