October 15 marked the conclusion of National Hispanic Heritage Month 2020, celebrated annually in recognition of the great influence and achievements of Spanish-speakers in our country, dating back to its very inception.
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As featured in Spanish in VIAJES National Geographic. The shared history of Spain and New York is a much-forgotten story. It’s a 400-year odyssey with pirates and shipwrecks, exiles and poets. A story of love and hate with a happy ending.
Executive Director of the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute Patrice Degnan interviews professor Maria Eugenia Lozano about her life, her work teaching Spanish and linguistics, and bilingual education in the United States.
On August 14th, 2020, the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute hosted the United States premiere of the short film “Canción triste de alubias,” winner of the Fundación REPSOL Breaking Barriers award. In addition to the premiere, the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute also hosted a Q&A with filmmakers Oksana Savchuk and Alba Esquinas who spoke about their lives as filmmakers and the inspiration for this accoladed short film.
Please enjoy an exclusive interview with Dr. Gerardo Piña-Rosales about his life and the future of the Spanish language in the United States as the Director of the Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española (ANLE), in English, the North American Academy of the Spanish Language. ANLE is an institution comprised of academics and experts in the Spanish language who live and work in the United States, including writers, poets, and educators.
In this interview as part of our language series, our Executive Director Patrice Degnan speaks with expert in communications and public relations Gerard Guiu about his experiences with language and communications from Spain to the United States.
