Parranda: A Puerto Rican Holiday Tradition
Editor’s note: During the next few weeks, we’re going to be doing things a bit differently here as Ana and I concentrate in meeting the deadline for the forthcoming SpanglishBaby book. We hope you bear with us. Because we’ve been around for almost three years (wow! when did that happen?), we’ll be sharing some classic posts from when it all got started. This post was originally published on February 6, 2009. It’s 2:30 in the madrugada and the rooster won’t stop crowing. IRead More ...
¡Feliz Año Nuevo 2012!
From our family to yours: Happy New Year 2012! We hope the new year brings new beginnings and continued success in your efforts to raise bilingual and bicultural children! We thank you for your support and can’t wait to see what 2012 has in store for all of us. For starters, we’ll be launching our much anticipated (at least by us) redesign, which we are sure you’re going to love because SpanglishBaby is going to be so much easier toRead More ...
Books & Libros: Los Reyes Magos
After Papá Noel has come and gone – 12 days later, to be exact – there is another round of celebration yet to arrive. El Día de los Reyes, celebrated in various ways in several Spanish-speaking countries, is the day that commemorates the arrival of the Three Wise Men. Food, letter writing, and parades abound as children wait for them to appear. Because there are so many different Reyes traditions throughout the Latino world, a great way to teachRead More ...
Celebrate Reyes Magos at Disneyland Resort
My family and I are having a blast spending the holidays in El Salvador, but there is one huge thing I wished I was back in Los Angeles for: Reyes Magos or Three Kings Day. Why? Because it´s the first time ever that the Disneyland Resort will observe Three Kings Day as part of their celebration of holidays. This, in my book, is huge and says so much about Disneyland´s commitment to embrace Latino families and the traditions we cherish.Read More ...
Wordless Wednesday: Así es Colorado en Navidad
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Bilingual Musings: Mami, Do You Speak English?
When Vanessa was younger I used to tell her I didn’t speak English, but now that she’s in kindergarten, she’s pretty much figured out that’s not true. Although we speak only Spanish at home, because she now spends a lot more time in the outside world, she’s heard me interact in English in more than one occasion. The other day, though, I was really surprised when she asked me – in Spanish – if I spoke English. When I saidRead More ...
