At my present job at the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) I've had the opportunity to learn more about working in higher education. I've participated in so many events. Recently, Orientation for International Students took place at our university. I had the opportunity to talk about the scholarship program I'm currently in charge of on campus.
It always amazes me the richness of cultures we have in this world, wow! Although, I have to say that there is only one thing that bothers me, "the lack of interest on behalf of Mexican-Americans to learn a second language." It's amazing how many Mexican-Americans, I know, do not even know how to speak Spanish and their last name is more Mexican than their color of skin. It's as if it would be inferior for them to speak Spanish. On the contrary, is a clear demostration of higher education. It amazes me how many of our International Students speak more than three languages (minimum three-maximum five). At our office we offer Spanish classes to our students (for free) and guess who sign-up for those classes? OUR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS!!! Not our Mexican-American students who only know how to speak English but those who already speak three or four languages, 90-99% of our International Students speak minimum three languages. At one of my meetings with one of our Provost, he started speaking with one of the faculty members in a different language (not English) then, he looked at us an apologized for not speaking English. He said, "English is my fourth language." I was like, "what? wow!"
There is another group who always impresses me, our fellow "Anglo" citizens who are bilingual. It makes me admire them so much for taking the initiative of learning a second language. I think it's awesome when a "gringo" or "Anglo" speaks Spanish (maybe that's why I like Paul so much, lol). How could it be possible that people in other continents and other ethnic groups know the value of being bilingual EXCEPT for our Mexican-American people?
All I want to say to my fellow Mexican-American friends is "learn to speak a second language!" Be expose to other cultures and "ya sal del rancho y culturalizate!" 
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