A grassroots program based out of Los Angeles is helping the Latino community across the country reconnect with their culture and gain confidence in their Spanish-speaking skills.We...
A grassroots program based out of Los Angeles is helping the Latino community across the country reconnect with their culture and gain confidence in their Spanish-speaking skills.
Ramirez's family moved from El Salvador to East LA when she was young. Spanish was her first language, but when she took a Spanish class in high school and struggled to form a sentence, she realized she was losing her native language. Zach Kuiland, the son of a Mexican mother and a Puerto Rican father, said he did not feel a strong connection to his parents' culture or feel a pull to learn the language.
He said for a long time he felt judged by many, including Hispanics who assumed he spoke Spanish based on his features, only to show disappointment when he informed them that his Spanish was very limited.Jackleen Rodriguez, the co-founder of Spanish Sin Pena, describes their online course as much more than a Spanish class; she calls it a safe space for students to share their stories and gain confidence in their Spanish skills.
"I think I'm confidently making mistakes," Rodriguez said."I know my Spanish is still very Spanglish, and I'm learning to be OK with that." In 2018, the Pew Research Center reported that later-generation Hispanics are less likely to encourage their children to speak Spanish. It also found the number of Hispanics who speak Spanish at home declined, while the share that only speaks English at home increased.
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