Monday, October 26, 2009

Hotelier asks Hispanic workers to Anglicize names, causes uproar in Taos, N.M. - Hotel Check-in: A road warrior's guide to the lodging landscape - USATODAY.com

Hotelier asks Hispanic workers to Anglicize names, causes uproar in Taos, N.M. - Hotel Check-in: A road warrior's guide to the lodging landscape - USATODAY.com: "When he arrived at the Taos hotel, he banned hotel employees from speaking Spanish in his presence, directed some to Anglicize their names and fired several Hispanic employees, according to the story.

The strategy didn't fly in this liberal enclave of 5,000 residents, where Spanish language and culture have been revered for generations, the AP story says."

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