Latino
Returning to El Barrio
New York City’sEl Museo del Barriohas reopened after a well-deserved multi-million dollar renovation. The museum was started 40 years ago by performance artist Rafael Montaez Ortiz in a public school classroom with the mission of highlighting Puerto Rican artists. Since then, it’s grown into an important cultural institution with a collection of more than “6,500 […]
What happens when the doctor says ‘hospice’ and you understand ‘poorhouse’?
Many words sound similar in English and Spanish: car, carro; fruit, fruta. But watch out: ‘hospice’ and ‘hospicio’ do not mean the same thing. Many words sound similar in English and Spanish: car, carro; fruit, fruta. But watch out: ‘hospice’ and ‘hospicio’ do not mean the same thing.