- Pues estoy creando Spanglish bi-cultural systems scientific lexicographical inter-textual integrations two expressions existentially wired.

Spanglish is by Tato Laviera.

And I chose that poem because there is some Spanish in the poem that you have to recite.

And I thought that would be a lot of fun because my parents are from Mexico, and I grew up speaking Spanish.

That was my first language.

And I thought it would be a really fun experience to use that in my poem, Spanglish by Tato Laviera.

Pues, estoy creando Spanglish bi-cultural systems scientific lexicographical inter-textual integrations Two expressions existentially wired.

Two dominant languages continentally abrazándose en colloquial combate en las aceras del soil imperio spanglish emerges.

Control pandillaje sobre territorio bi-lingual las novelas mexicanas mixing with radiorocknroll condimented cocina lore immigrant, migrant nasal mispronouncements baraja chismeteos social club hip-hop prieto street salsa corner soul enmixturando Spanish pop farándula standard English classroom with computer technicalities Spanglish is literally perfect.

Spanglish is ethnically snobbish.

Spanglish is cara-holy inteligencia.

Which U.S. slang do you speak?

(chill music) - [Presenter] Funded by the North Dakota Council on the Arts and by the members of Prairie Public.