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Bilingual education. It sounded like a great idea to me for a while--especially since I have friends who moved to the U.S. at a young age and described what it was like for them going to school when no one speaks your language, and being forced to learn it really quickly.  Read More »

i am hispanic. Born and raised in Puerto rico soo my english might be a little lost or wrong, but hang with me.
We all speak spanglish over there because we are kinda part of the US; we are dependant on you all and you guys supply us with products financial aid and a politics.  Read More »

Cuando Ud. me conoce, yo parezco comó una güerita. Vivo en una población que tiene muchos güeros. Mis padres ganan suficiente baro, y nosotros vivimos una vida buena. Yo soy muy baja, con pelo rubio y ojos verdes, e yo parezco comó mi mamá. Sí, yo soy la güerita normal.

Pero yo soy chicana.  Read More »

As most of us know, February means Black History month. We recount on the beautiful, inspirational people who helped unify African Americans with the rest of the United States. We retell the tales of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks, and the other famous names we've come to learn over the course of our lives.  Read More »