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- FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Thursday. September 16,1 #W
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brate Hispanic Heritage Month by learning a few words in Spanish or by lis- \ by Julissa P., age IS, California
tening to music by Hispanic singers such as Marc Anthony or Jennifer Lopez. y\, T ,
The term “Hispanic” describes people, traditions and cultures from Spain or '■ arrowing up in the United States as a
Latin American countries (such as Mexico) where Spanish is spoken. Jn the | h. be considered very different. When I
Spanish language, the word is “hispano,” pronounced ee-SPAH-no. Mai school, all Latino students were placed in
Here in the United States, there are lots of Hispanic influences and many \ k e( j uca tion, regardless of what language
people who come from Hispanic backgrounds. Some people were born in t * ie y s P°k c best. Some spoke English very well but
Hispanic countries and then moved to the United States. Others have parents or . , W ere forced to be in a classroom with other
grandparents who were born in Hispanic countries. And some Hispanics ances- Latinos.
tors always lived here, since parts of the United States (like California) were once V c I grew up having many friends the same race as
part of Mexico. . , \ . me. Because of that, I never really got to know
The neat thing about having so many different Hispanic people in the I mtec Bk \g other people of the different races until now.
States is that we all get to enjoy music, food, language and traditions that come from , 7 w Many other Latinos that I know grew up the same
Spanish-speaking countries. For example, one of this year’s hit songs.has Spanish BBc B way.
words right in its title. Ricky Martin’s hit song “Livin’la Vida Loca is a mix ot ■ '* j 11 As 1 got older, I noticed that some Latinos
Spanish and English. “La vida loca” means “the crazy life. would start forgetting their first language
Spanish words are all around us. Have you had a burrito recently. Burritos, tacos S* (Spanish) because they were pushed to speak more
and salsa are just some of the Mexican foods we love in this country. (And when you JF ; * English in school. And then there were teachers
order these foods, you are actually speaking some Spanish!) Even the dog on the - 9 who didn’t seem like they wanted to give Latinos a
Taco Bell commercials speaks Spanish! “Yo quiero Taco Bell means 1 want laco v -■ chance. There were times when lor other Latinos
Bell.” fJ'J /’« - * would get transferred from classes because teach-
Some sports teams have names that are Spanish words. One example is . 5 ers thought we couldn’t handle it. At the library,
the San Diego baseball team, the Padres. This name refers to Spanish t h er e weren’t very many books in Spanish, so usu-
priests who lived in California long before it became an American x - /T? ally 1 ended up getting the same ones.
state. culture has stayed the same, and most
Many cities, especially in the Southwestern part of the * j V jHB^ A ] know still have the same customs and
try, have Spanish names. Los Angeles means the angels, w as their parents.
which is why it is often called “The City of Angels.’ I A 0 Growing up in the U.S. as a Latina has been
There are also lots of famous people who are Hispanic, ■ 1 S. at times, but it is great living here because of
and many of them have can help us riT « a ]| t^e opportunities -for the
Spanish. Antonio Banderas, from movie “Zorro, s l, ut others,
from Spam and his last Spanish. K A yQur |n pHnt| s|gn up to an
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what about the cohost of America’s Funniest Videos, B° LH—k- A —JLIU JFJS
Daisy Fuentes? Her first name may be an English Bwejß
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“fountains” in Spanish W *B I * No matter wte«r« you torn, you'll
What other Hispanic things do wt enjoy ; What
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daily lives. So turn up a song like “Livin la Vida Loca A’
and celebrate our Hispanic influences! Ole! V
Teachers! TOrmonk.yKThrkHchOT. ' Ml harman. .. de la luna. = My Bister is from the moon. • Rema, rema, rema so bote = Row, row, row your boat •
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When you unscramble these Latin-themed words, you’ll spell the secret r Latino cu)ture has brought e lot to this world, but this ~ 1s ’
to any good birthday party. (Hint: Some - but not all -of these words 2 yeart cr i t j C s are saying that the Latino culture has ’ w,sc on«n
come from the menu Os a Mexican restaurant.) a BURST into the music world! Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Oscar de ta Hoya is the best thing
“ Martin and Gloria Estefan are a few of the many Latjno cutture , because he is a reai-
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