Thursday, January 24, 2013

Spanish Featured at U.S. President Obama's Second Inauguration

U.S. President Barack H. Obama (left) and U.S. Vice-President
Joe Biden (right) flank Rev. Luis León (center) as he gives the
benediction during the presidential inauguration on the West Front
of the U.S. Capitol on January 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
"Maybe we as a country are turning a corner and realizing that we should be celebrating the fact that the United States has over 35 million Spanish speakers, with predictions that we will be the world’s biggest Spanish-speaking nation by 2050."

Check out this editorial piece by Julio Ricardo Varela of NBC Latino about the inclusion of Spanish in U.S. President Barack H. Obama's second inauguration and its worldwide "reaction" by clicking here.

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