Carmen Tafolla never had to dodge a chancla when she was a kid. The very sound of those flip-flops on her elderly tias’ rapidly approaching feet was enough to both thrill and terrify the future poet ...

For Latinos who grew up under the reign of "La Chancla" (the flip flop), the idea of corporal punishment is not a foreign one. Many of us, from the moment we could speak in full sentences, already ...

It can be too easy to reach for la chancla. I’m talking about the flip-flop or slipper deployed as disciplinary tool on errant children that now serves as a trope of Latino parenthood. La chancla has ...

Look! Out in the New York Mets dugout. It’s a surfboard. It’s a flip-flop. No, it’s a chancla. A what? Quick Google search. A slipper? This makes no sense. Well, it does actually. It’s almost too ...

E very once in a while — not often, but often enough — the multilingual among us hear a word that sounds like something else in another language, and we get a chance to giggle like fourth graders. Hee ...

¡Viva la chancla! After a two-year hiatus, the San Anto Cultural Arts Barrio Block Party is back. This year’s theme is Chancla Fest, a celebration sure to bring some extra ¡Sas! to the neighborhood.

Most Latino parents still believe in physical discipline of children. That puts them in step with many Americans. But is it time to put down 'La... For Latinos who grew up under the reign of "La ...