Couple asks Washington Department of Licensing for Spanish speaker – and gets a recording in a Spanish accent instead

Last summer, Maya Edwards and her husband called the Washington State Department of Licensing hoping to speak with someone in Spanish.
The New York Times

You Caught Me. I’m Speaking Spanish.

I speak Spanish with my mother, with other relatives, with old friends. I speak it with my children, though not as often as I should. I read novels in Spanish and listen to ’80s songs in Spanish.
PBS

Young Latinos who don't speak Spanish are reclaiming their culture after facing shaming

While language can connect people to their culture and be a source of pride, it can also bring about embarrassment and anxiety. According to the Pew Research Center, 78 percent of U.S. Hispanics say ...
WVXU

A Spanish-language radio station is fighting election misinformation

If you spin your radio dial to 101.9 FM, you will hear something like this. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: (Speaking Spanish). CHANG: Radio Campesina is a Spanish-language ...