NaNoWriMo Excerpt
So, you might recall that I am participating in NaNoWriMo this month (feel free to go here if you have no idea what I am talking about). Here’s another excerpt […]
A M'ija to Meet: Kelly, Argentine-American
What I love about being Latina: I love the warmth of the Latin culture and the close support of Latino families and friends. What I love about being Americana: The opportunities available […]
4 Minute Interview
So, I live in a really cool town with neat, creative, passionate people who do things like shut Main Street down for three nights at the beginning of December for […]
A Body Warrior to Meet: Mary Kathryn
What I love about myself: Physically, I love my smile, and, personality-wise, I love my warmth. My biggest challenge in accepting my body and beauty: My husband is smaller than I […]
She's Making Her List and Checking It Twice
Do a set of fifteen regular pushups. Take my parents to visit family in Puerto Rico. Complete a century bicycle ride. Raise at least $5000 for cancer research. Work […]
Hollywood is better, but not quite there.
In my 10 Things That Will Make You Think, Speak, and Act workshop, I talk about the diversification of Hollywood and how far we still have to go. One of […]
A M'ija to Meet: Eve, Half Chilean, Half Black
What I love about being Latina: The freedom to be “different.” The richness and diversity of the culture. What I love about being Americana: The freedom to think for myself […]
Pat Conroy writes a letter
If you know just a little bit about me, you know that my first career was as a high school teacher and my second as a college administrator who had […]
A Body Warrior to Meet: Khristina
What I love about myself: I love that I love myself. I think what makes every woman beautiful is that we all are different in shape, size and color. What […]
Latinas and School
Important facts for us to know from a special report on education in the September 2007 issue of Latina magazine: 22% of Latinos between the ages of 16 and 24 […]
