I like the word Latino.
It has nothing to do with politics. It has nothing to do with a cultural affirmation. It’s a word that I like.
I don’t like Hispanic. It makes me think of panic … His panic! What about a woman who is from Latin America running away in panic … is it Her panic?
But Latino has [...]
This essay is dedicated to Fred Ho, a teacher and muse in my life.
Allow me to begin, as I always do when writing an essay, by stating that I am not an academic. You will not find the word Ibid or a single footnote. If you don’t understand something, I trust that you will conduct your own [...]
I was amused by Leticia Salais’ piece on “Saying ‘Adiós’ to Spanglish” in Newsweek (December 17, 2007), in part because it reflects how little so many people know about language and its centrality in human intercourse and development. I was also saddened by the article because it tells us much about dysphoria (alienation) and its [...]
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