Interview a hispanic who has been in the U.S. for a long time. Tell me if Spanish is still used in the home?

Question

Interview a hispanic who has been in the US for a long time. Ask him to tell you if Spanish is still used in the home. ask him if he feels descrimination as a Hispanic-American.

Answer 1

I've lived about 20 years in the U.S. and only speak English at home.
As for the the second question: No, I've never experienced discrimination

Answer 2

It depends on the family. In most that I know, and I come from a community with about a third Hispanic population, children speak English and Spanish, some parents speak both as well, but many only speak Spanish and the kids translate for them. So, Spanish is used in the home in almost all families, where I come from. But different parts of America are different because different ethnicities are treated differently in different areas.

Answer 3

My spouse is Hispanic and lived here around 20+years. We might once in a blue moon watch some news in Spanish, otherwise its never spoken unless I'm yelling " No Mas"

Answer 4

Ah! A good question. My husband speaks more English then Spanish, and both with our son. With his family, it has to be Spanish.

He gave a good example of our son being Chincano. There is no place for him here or there as numerous Americans, and Mexicans distaste chincanos. We are going to apply for dual citizenship. Both of his hertiages will be a part of him, and he will face alot of challanges.

Also, the husband says Mexico is his birthplace, but he has been here 10+ years. It's a part of him as I am. <3

Answer 5

I'll answer this question muself since i am from Argentina and the main language there is Spanish.

Yes, i do still speak Spanish to my mom in Spanish in my house. ( my step-dad is American and doesn't speak Spanish even though he's been with us for 7 years. )
I think everyone should speak their native tongue in their house or to whoever speaks that same language. They shouldn't forget their heritage.

I hope this helps :)

Answer 6

My parents speak Spanish in the home. I was born in America but they came from Spain.

Answer 7

i will understand in away in spite of the incontrovertible fact that that's rude! that's like whispering! you're able to do it interior the privateness of your place. If i'm in a verbal substitute with you yet you talk french i would be unable to reply to lower back or assist you or regardless of the region could be! it in basic terms feels weird and wonderful for human beings. i will bypass to France and talk French and not have a topic with the aid of fact the language of that usa. English is the language of this usa additionally! you could confer with a minimum of one yet another in you language yet some human beings inspect it as rude, regardless of if your no longer chatting with them! why? i'm uncertain yet i became taught that it became rude to communicate in yet another language in front of those that don't talk the language. It makes the different individual sense like your hidding something from rather everyone else! It additionally makes others sense no longer secure and dangerous. you could say you weren't asserting something undesirable yet they gained't have self belief you!

Answer 8

i speak spanish to my kids all the time. i want them to be bilingual also. my husband doesnt speak spanish so i talk to him in english, and so does my children.

we speak both languages at home, and since spanish is my language i dont see why wouldnt I. doesnt matter how many yrs i've been here, i think we would always speak it. i have friends in my counrty were the wife is from the u.s. and they speak english all the time and she is fluent in spanish. now they have a baby, they talk in both languages because they want their baby to be bilingual, even though when he goes to school he'll learn both languages anyways.

Answer 9

Yes it is in most cases. Not only with spanish.

Answer 10

Almost Always, I spent a number of years overseas, I still spoke English at home... go figure...