LatinaLista — Helping abused children in Spain just got a lot more personal and high-tech thanks to a new ad campaign that utilizes innovative technology to send a message that only children can see. The ANAR Foundation (Ayuda A Ninos Y Adolescentes En Riesgo, or Help For Children And Adolescents At Risk) erected a series [...]
States of Spanish: Why the U.S. has its own, recognized variety of Spanish
By Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau Language Magazine Ten years ago, it was still common in the U.S. to hear Spanish described as a “foreign” language. But those days are over. Hispanic scholars and language teachers are now witnessing the rise of an authentic U.S. variety of Spanish. The shift really got underway in 2003 [...]
Ana Bella Estévez pioneers a new approach in Spain and Latin America to combat domestic violence
LatinaLista — It is reported that 10 percent of Spain’s women are victims of domestic violence. Ana Bella Estévez was part of that sad statistic after suffering physical and emotional abuse from her husband for 11 years until she finally fled her home with her four children. When she left, Anna Bella quickly realized that [...]
Visualizing a Walkable City in Spain
by Eduardo Ares Polis The city of Pontevedra in northwest Spain has become a leader in walker-friendly urban policy over the past 15 years. In light of its relative anonymity and population of 83,000, one might find it difficult to imagine the traffic congestion that prompted this transformation. However, as the capital of its province, [...]
Spain’s hunger crisis gets welcome help from small business owner in U.S.
LatinaLista — The global economic slowdown has been battering Spain. A 2012 report by the international charity Caritas showed that more than 11 million people were at risk for living in poverty and that more than 30,000 people were homeless. The situation has only continued to get worse. Unemployment stands at 26 percent. Since 2008, [...]
Viernes Video: Spaniard’s sci-fi short ROSA to bloom on the big screen
LatinaLista — A rose by any other name would still be ROSA to Spaniard Jesús Orellana and for good reason. This Barcelona-based young comic book artist surprised the world, and safe to say, himself, when his sci-fi short, Rosa, caused a global sensation last year. Creating it on his home computer over the course of 12 [...]
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