Help a girl out: give me some advice.
So this week is a deliberately more quiet week in Hijas events. As I mentioned over the weekend, I am headed to the beach on Sunday, the 22nd, and I […]
Beach Books
I am going to the beach in a week, and I can’t wait. Then I will go to Atlanta for some book promotion, come back to Charlotte for an event […]
It's a small world afterall
I mentioned yesterday that there was one more story I wanted to tell from my signing at The Happy Bookseller in Columbia, SC. Here it is: There was a line […]
What are you waiting for?
Have you purchased your copy of Hijas Americanas yet? If not, what’s the hold up? Even Urban Latino magazine thinks you should. Here’s a review that they recently ran. Urbano […]
A M'ija to Meet: Amada, Dominicana
What I love about being Latina: I love having curves and being proud of them!!! What I love about being Americana: I love being able to have a Spanglish conversation […]
You Can Go Home Again/ acknowledgements
I ended yesterday’s blog talking about how much it means to teachers to hear from their former students. I wrote that blog just hours before I hopped in my car […]
Reaching out & Greenville, SC
Had a good night at The Open Book in Greenville, SC. Among the people I visited with were Lisa and Kate. Lisa and I connected over the MySpage page for […]
Some information on eating disorders
As you may know, 521 Latinas completed a survey for Hijas Americanas. Here is some of what they had to say about weight and beauty: 50.8% said they were unsatisfied […]
This Week in Hijas Events
So this week, I am headed to my home state, South Carolina. On Monday night, catch me discussing Hijas Americanas on the radio for those in Greenville, South Carolina at […]
What's the story behind the cover of Hijas Americanas?
I just received an e-mail from a woman whose colleague gave her a copy of Hijas Americanas last week. Here is a question she had: I am dying to know […]
