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To be or not to be: Spanish, Spanglish, English, Latino youth in the US face another form of bullying

By Pamela Cruz and Marvin B here. 360 Press pen.

"To be or not to be, that is the question" is the first line of the third act of a soliloquy from William Shakespeare's play, Hamlet (written around 1600). However, it applies perfectly to Latino-Americans who face discrimination and bullying for not speaking (or speaking poorly) Spanish, the main language of the Hispanic community in the U.S.