Are you or someone you know living with breast cancer?
Hello all! I am doing three portraits of women who are currently living with breast cancer (so still in treatment or a case like Elizabeth Edward’s where remission is unlikely […]
Daisy Fuentes, Girls on the Run, Hijas Americanas, and Fitness Magazine
Here is a statistic from the Growing Up Latina survey that 521 women completed in support of the research for Hijas Americanas: 84% of respondents feel that women today are […]
Don't believe everything you see…
A few weeks ago, the Today Show did a feature on enhanced magazine covers and photos– which are really the rule rather than the exception. I was reminded of how […]
A M'ija to Meet: Christina, Puerto Rican/ Mixed
What I love about being Latina: The importance of family, food as a showing of love, Spanglish What I love about being Americana: Generally being able to be queer without […]
Article from La Palma Interactivo
Here’s an article on Hijas Americanas from Friday’s La Palma Interactivo (Flordia). If you speak Spanish, check it out.
A job opportunity at UCLA
ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWER POSITION The UCLA Library’s Center for Oral History Research is looking to hire an interviewer/project coordinator in Latina and Latino history. This individual will be responsible for […]
Goodreads: 10 between 20 and 30
Have you checked out goodreads.com? It’s a social networking site where you list the books you have read, rate them, and then link to your friends so they can see […]
A M'ija to Meet: Lisette, Puerto Rican
What I love about being Latina: The traditions of my grandparents. We are a very unified group that values family, elders, and traditions. I still have never said a bad […]
This Week in Hijas Events
I’ll be teaching three workshops on Saturday and signing the book on Sunday at Charlotte’s Literary Festival. Check out the details on the website.
The 411 on Atlanta
So my time in Atlanta was really wonderful. I was able to stay with my oldest friend (as in we have been friends for 27 years), Jenny (if you have […]
