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‘Embrace the culture, embrace the language’: Offering bilingual courses benefits students beyond the classroom, Texan professor says
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.
I’m white in Barcelona but in Los Angeles I’m Hispanic?
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.
Latin American Immigrants in the United States
There is unquestionably an emerging middle class in Latin America. But what about Latinos here in the United States? Eileen Diaz-McConnell is an associate professor at Arizona State University. She specializes in Latino demographics, particularly on the rate of homeownership in those demographics. “People continue to want to come here,” Diaz-McConnell says of immigration to the […]