Tag: bilingual
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I am Bilingual or Translanguaging Practices
If you speak to me in Spanish and I respond in English it’s not because I don’t speak Spanish well it’s because I AM BILINGUAL. If I start a sentence in Spanish and finish it in English it’s not because I don’t speak Spanish well it’s because I AM BILINGUAL. If I can’t remember a […]
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Language use, accents, and stereotypes.
In Anjelah Johnson’s “Nail Salon” comedy act, which aired on the Comedy Time network in 2007, there is a deliberate use of marked language or speech markers by a speaker from outside the group in question. In fact, mocking speakers from outside her ethnic and racial group is a common theme in many of her […]
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My Identity Mantra
I am not a remedial student. I’ve got this. I can write and articulate just as well as privileged peers. I am not that other person. I have agency. I can create spaces of agency. I know when I am living in a figured world that oppresses me. I know how to mediate and negotiate […]
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A window to my past…
A few weekends ago my abuelita was in town. I hadn’t seen her in a long while because I have been overwhelmed with my studies and, quite frankly, it’s difficult to travel with my one year old daughter. We spent the day together. We spent the day cooking, talking, and enjoying each others company…..well, actually, […]
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The Bilingual Connection in Texas(Tejas)
The other day I was speaking in Spanish, like I always do with my daughter, and in English, like I always do with my sister. Somewhere between talking to my sister about her studying for the GRE while at the same time chasing my baby girl around the room, I ended up blurting out to […]
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Identities aren’t static.
My mother is Mexican. Her mother is Mexican. Her father was Mexican. My father was Mexican. His father was Mexican. His mother is Mexican. My bisabuelos on both sides were Mexican. Their parents were, as far as I know, Mexican. Mexico is a five hour drive from where I live. I grew up eating Mexican […]
Interpretations of a Bilingual Life 