In this column Brotherton recounts a conversation with a taxi driver who asks what he teaches at UNSW. Brotherton writes that he found himself incapable of explaining in the few minutes of the ride his commitment to the Spanish language and its literatures. Instead he explains that the job pays well, but then regrets that this is all he is able to communicate.
In this column Alberto 'Pocho' Dominguez comments on the challenge facing the Hispanic migrant community of keeping the youth engaged. He writes of the temptations of discotheques and the need for parents to maintain dialogue with their children.
El Blady Woggie discusses discrimination in Australia, concluding that the only type of discrimination not encountered is 'political discrimination'. However, racial and cultural discrimination are undeniable. Cultural discrimination is related to the 'islander mentality' [mentalidad de isleños de los australianos] of Australians and their monolingual mindset.
