Reflections on Consumption and Economy
I am not much of a shopper. Growing up, we didn’t have a lot of excess cash and so I worked and took care of my own expenses. Rarely was […]
Brooke Shields & Self-Confidence
So, I just made a little bit more of a dent in my backlog of magazines and came across an interview that Fitness Magazine did with Brooke Shields. I especially […]
A M'ija to Meet: Elena, Peruvian-Colombian-New Yorker
What I love about being Latina: Even though I am realizing more and more that it is inadequate to try to put a label on people, especially a group as […]
Marie Claire's Special Report: Erasing Ethnicity
One of the things that really surprised me when I was doing the interviews for Hijas Americanas was the most common answer to the question: Have you ever had plastic […]
A Body Warrior to Meet: Rachel
What I love about myself: That I can do anything I put my mind to. That I am fiercely loyal to my family and friends. I love my toes and […]
Healthy at any size
Just saw that the latest podcast on Girlfriendology is with Ellen Shuman, the Director of the Acoria Eating Disorder Treatment Programs and A Weigh Out Life Coaching. Given that 5-10% of […]
I HEART J. Love
I was a Party of Fiver. A madly, enamored Party of Fiver. Wanted to be Neve Campbell Party of Fiver. Wanted to marry Matthew Fox. Thought I might ditch him […]
This got me to raise my (formerly mismatched) eyebrows…
I didn’t know people waxed their eyebrows until I was a junior in college (which was actually a while ago so maybe that is just when people started waxing their […]
A Mija to Meet: Jessica, Mexican-American
What I love about being Latina: The traditions and sense of pride I carry with me. I was taught at a very young age that one should behave as if […]
Girls on the Run in Chicago
Hopefully, you know about Girls on the Run. You might even know that we created a t-shirt from the Hijas Americanas experience whose proceeds benefit Girls on the Run. I […]
