Are you Hispanic if you can’t speak Spanish? Alumna Lillian Gorman of Hispanic and Italian Studies alumna comments
Do you identify as Hispanic, even if you don't speak Spanish? #UICLAS alumna in Hispanic and Italian Studies Lillian Gorman has some timely insights to share on this topic. In a recent article published by USA TODAY, Lillian shares her observations on how the Hispanic identity in the US has changed and evolved over time.
“It’s important to understand the history of linguistic discrimination, the way that Spanish was eradicated from Latino families; you have these intergenerational stories where it wasn’t a choice to have this language loss occur.”
Read more and join the conversation: go.uic.edu/lillian-gorman-alumna-msn
Modified on October 25, 2023