A problem emerged not long after the Jewish Community Center of Staten Island opened its English as a Second Language program: Its Mexican students in many cases needed to be taught the basics of ...

Essayist Maria Elena Fernandez talks about trying to get closer to her Mexican heritage by embracing the unique form of Spanish spoken there. And now a woman tries to bond with her friends and family ...

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