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 […]
Brenda, Honduran
What I love about being Latina: My heritage What I love about being Americana: My freedom My biggest challenge in growing up Latina in America: Being a teenager was hard […]
This week's Hijas events
I’ll be in Winston Salem, NC at BestHealth in Hanes Mall on July 5th at 6:30 pm for a reading, discussion, and Q&A. You can get more information at: www.besthealth.com.
The rest of the 24/7 questionnaire
Thought I’d share the rest of the 24/7 Q& A that didn’t make it to the print edition of Skirt! Columbia’s 24/7. And I thought I would ask you to share your […]
24/7 with…Rosie Molinary, Writer, Teacher, Author of Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina
So, there is a fabulous local mag (local to the Southeast now that it has 8 locations) called Skirt!. Well, the Columbia, SC (where I grew up and where my cute parents […]
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A close friend was recently in Leon, Nicaragua and was struck by the mannequins on the street. It seems they had something to their physique that most US mannequins don’t.
