French Speaking-Communities Forum of the Pacific
The French Speaking-Communities Forum of the Pacific will be held in Noumea, New Caledonia, Oct. 15-17. Jean-Benoît Nadeau was invited to the Forum to share his unique perspective …
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Happy 50th Anniversary Univision
Spanish-language channel Univision celebrates its 50th anniversary on September 29. This is no small achievement: the New York/Miami based network is now in the same …
French in Quebec
Comments From Our Readers Josh writes: Quebec French is a dialect (or rather a sprachbund of closely related dialects), much like Metropolitan French. The …
September 15: The Day of Spanish American Independence
It’s a busy weekend for Latin American history buffs, as Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica celebrate their independence on September 15 and Mexico …
Remembering the Other 9-11: The Coup Against Allende
The date el 11 de Septiembre (September 11th) has another significance in the Hispanic world, particularly in the Americas, and particularly among left-leaning circles. It is …
English-Language Programming for Assimilated Latinos
Fascinating article in MediaPost.com about how TV networks are scrambling to put together English-language programming for assimilated Latinos. It should come as no surprise that …
What Every Writer Needs to Know About Marketing
Quebec Writers’ Federation Writing Workshop with Julie Barlow… From Paper to Paycheck: What Every Writer Needs to Know About Marketing. From October 2nd to November 20th, 2012. For more information …
Buñol’s La Tomatina, You Say Tomato, I Say Xitomatl
When the Spanish explored the New World in 1492, they were at a lost to come up with vocabulary to describe all the new things …
The United States in the Spanish-speaking world: The Treaty of Paris and the Panama Canal
Two anniversaries this week – August 12th and August 15th – are reminders of the early involvement of the United States in the Spanish-speaking world. …