On this day in U.S. Latino history: Sonia Sotomayor was sworn-in as the 111th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sotomayor became the first Hispanic and only the third woman to ever serve on the nation’s highest court. President Obama nominated the 55-year-old federal appeals court judge to replace retired Justice David Souter . In […]
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Tag Archives: Puerto Rican
Un Hombre Perdido
August 3, 2011 
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¿Qué buscas? No queda aquí alma alguna, Ni amor Tan solo la defunción de la inocencia. Un hombre perdido Sus raíces esparcidas No queda rastro de sangre Borrado desde la antigüedad A través de la historia Un hombre perdido Su existencia es ajena Un individuo solitario Atrapado en un tiro al blanco Un hombre perdido […]
Read moreGrowing Up Spanglish
December 12, 2010 0 Comments
By Efrain Nieves The other day I was reminiscing on my young years when I did not have the slightest idea on how to speak English. I was born in the States, how could that have happened? Because my parents had never spoken a word of English en la casa (well, maybe a one or two). Back then, I was never rediculed for not knowing […]
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