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Professor Juan Madrid with his students from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley at a radio telescope in Fort Davis in West Texas.

‘Embrace the culture, embrace the language’: Offering bilingual courses benefits students beyond the classroom, Texan professor says

The World's Global Classroom

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is classified as a Hispanic-serving institution where some bilingual courses are offered. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with astronomy professor Juan Madrid about teaching his classes in both Spanish and English and what it means for the students.

Singer Gloria Estefan performs at the Statue of Liberty Museum opening celebration at Battery Park, in New York, May 15, 2019.

Gloria Estefan is set to be the first Hispanic woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame

Music
Shown in the Spanish language are "He Votado Hoy" stickers or "I voted today" at a polling place in Philadelphia.

Texas candidates battle for Hispanic vote in US midterm elections

Elections
NY Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

The complicated history and identity of Latinos in the United States

Race
Family

A Trump dad and his Bernie daughter clash over immigrants’ rights

Global Politics
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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was born in Miami in 1971 to Cuban parents.

An El Salvador-born Rubio supporter says his candidate can fix broken immigration system

Global Politics

This Salvadoran American supports Marco Rubio on immigration. “We can’t break laws just because,” he argues.

People shopping in Los Angeles.

I’m white in Barcelona but in Los Angeles I’m Hispanic?

Belief

What does it mean to be white? And what does it mean to be Hispanic? Being a Spaniard from Barcelona, Jaime Gonzalez always considered himself to be European and white. But as a BBC reporter working in California — he has found that many Americans see him differently.

Leo Kurcz, 89, prays at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois on April 10, 2008. Hispanics still make up the majority of Catholics in the US. But a new national survey from the Pew Research Center reveals that the Catholic share of H

Are Latinos in the US sticking to Catholicism?

Lifestyle & Belief

Two new reports this week look at America’s growing Latino population and its impact on religion.

Leo Kurcz, 89, prays at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois on April 10, 2008. Hispanics still make up the majority of Catholics in the US. But a new national survey from the Pew Research Center reveals that the Catholic share of H

Are Latinos in the US sticking to Catholicism?

Lifestyle & Belief

Two new reports this week look at America’s growing Latino population and its impact on religion.

4 ways the face of America is changing, according to new Census data

Global Politics

The U.S. Census Bureau released new data for 2011 that go a long way in describing the shifts in American demographics. We’re becoming more multicultural, we’re becoming younger, but only in certain places. In fact, white Americans are becoming less numerous, and certainly as a portion of the school-age group.

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