Paella is a popular dish of the Valencia region in Spain. Although it has ancient roots, its modern version was created in the mid-nineteenth century.
Read more 03 May 2018
Cultural Corner: Paella
08 Apr 2018
Biography: Dolores Huerta
Dolores Clara Fernández Huerta was born on April 10, 1930 in New Mexico. Her grandparents had come to the United States from Mexico. Her father was a coal miner and agricultural worker. Her parents divorced when she was only three years old and she and her two brothers were raised by her mother in Stockton, California
Read more 07 Mar 2018
Biography: Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes was a Spanish writer who is considered to be the greatest writer in the Spanish language of all time as well as the writer of one of the world’s first novels. Cervantes is best known for his masterpiece Don Quixote which has been translated into more languages than any other book on earth except for the Bible.
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Cultural Corner: Carnival
Carnival is celebrated throughout the Catholic world approximately five weeks before Easter every year. It is a time of celebration.
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Hildegard von Bingen Biography
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) was a Benedictine nun and a German mystic of the Middle Ages. She dealt with such diverse disciplines as religion, medicine, biology and music.
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Biography: Selena
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was born on April 16, 1971 in Texas. She is known as the queen of Tejano music, which is a combination of music from Texas and Mexico and is very popular among the Mexican-American populations of southern and central Texas.
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Common German Idioms
Idioms can be fun and a challenge to learn in a foreign language. Here are some great ones in German!
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Biography: Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez was a union leader and civil rights activist. He was ‘Chicano’ a term that refers to the descendants of Mexicans living in the United States.
Read more 09 Sep 2017
Grammar Terms for German Students
22 Aug 2017
