/tags/spanish-speakers Spanish speakers en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-04-25/no-sabo-kids-south-florida-latinos-language-identity Being a ‘No Sabo Kid’ means that your Spanish is probably not perfect, or maybe you don’t know the language at all. Latinos use the term to shame others within the community because of their imperfect Spanish. But Latinos are now reclaiming the term to prove that language and Latino identity are not mutually exclusive. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-04-25/no-sabo-kids-south-florida-latinos-language-identity Sherrilyn Cabrera, Jimena Romero /news/2022-06-03/how-we-pronounce-uvalde-says-a-lot-about-the-power-of-language-in-mixed-communities The name of the town comes from a misspelled Spanish name. The way people say it traces a long history of racializing Latinos in the U.S. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:17:00 GMT /news/2022-06-03/how-we-pronounce-uvalde-says-a-lot-about-the-power-of-language-in-mixed-communities Isabella Gomez Sarmiento /news/2022-05-17/announcing-the-winner-of-the-2022-tiny-desk-contest Choosing one winner from all the incredible entries NPR Music receives each year is no small feat — but this year, one songwriter gave a captivating performance that rose to the top. Tue, 17 May 2022 09:53:00 GMT /news/2022-05-17/announcing-the-winner-of-the-2022-tiny-desk-contest Bob Boilen /2019-11-29/these-students-speak-perfect-spanglish-and-now-theyre-learning-to-own-it "To be able to speak Spanglish is to be able to say to people that I am Mexican American, and that's OK," says college freshman Angie Bravo. Fri, 29 Nov 2019 16:00:18 GMT /2019-11-29/these-students-speak-perfect-spanglish-and-now-theyre-learning-to-own-it Camille Phillips /show/the-florida-roundup/2019-08-23/multiculturalism-is-just-the-way-we-are-says-adam-serwer-about-speaking-another-language-in-fl Florida’s Department of Health is investigating a claim filed by seven workers who say they were told to stop speaking Spanish at work. The nurses say… Fri, 23 Aug 2019 22:17:16 GMT /show/the-florida-roundup/2019-08-23/multiculturalism-is-just-the-way-we-are-says-adam-serwer-about-speaking-another-language-in-fl /2018-08-21/northeast-florida-elections-supervisors-sued-for-lack-of-spanish-language-resources Spanish-speaking voters aren’t getting the resources and assistance they need. That’s the charge made in a federal lawsuit against Florida Secretary of... Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:03:04 GMT /2018-08-21/northeast-florida-elections-supervisors-sued-for-lack-of-spanish-language-resources Quan McWill /2018-07-26/with-spanish-classes-vet-schools-aim-to-break-down-barriers-with-farmworkers Because many farmworkers speak Spanish, veterinarian schools are pushing to open the lines of communication and ensure accurate medical care by producing more bilingual graduates. Thu, 26 Jul 2018 12:02:47 GMT /2018-07-26/with-spanish-classes-vet-schools-aim-to-break-down-barriers-with-farmworkers Esther Honig /show/latin-america-report/2018-04-23/is-your-spanish-spanish-study-finds-miami-prefers-accent-from-spain-over-cuba-colombia The rhythms of the Spanish language have contributed a lot to the sound of South Florida, where more than two million people speak the language.… Tue, 24 Apr 2018 02:02:04 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2018-04-23/is-your-spanish-spanish-study-finds-miami-prefers-accent-from-spain-over-cuba-colombia Alexander Gonzalez /show/latin-america-report/2018-01-29/elocution-solution-more-immigrants-hope-to-erase-their-accents-in-the-trump-era Like so many recently arrived immigrants in South Florida, Nykoll Hernandez is proud of the college education she’s getting here – and just as proud to… Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:19:27 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2018-01-29/elocution-solution-more-immigrants-hope-to-erase-their-accents-in-the-trump-era Tim Padgett