Pay Up
I had the pleasure of heading to Amherst, Massachusetts last week for talks at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst College, and Mount Holyoke College. The trip was fabulous– from the […]
Make Peace with Your Body
Check out the Body Warrior Pledge below to win a free, signed copy of Hijas. Just a few more days to get your name into the drawing. And, now, a […]
A M'ija to Meet: Guadalupe-Elena, Mexican American
What I love about being Latina: Our food, our celebrations, our traditions, our way of thinking outside the box not because we need too but because we have been taught […]
Living Dangerously
A report in today’s Charlotte Observer has undone me. Almost 1500 high school students in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School system (the school system where I used to teach and whose […]
The Body Warrior Pledge
Since I don’t have A Body Warrior to Meet for the week (want to be a Body Warrior?), we’ll all have to be today’s Body Warrior(s)! Below I’ve started a Body Warrior […]
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
This week is Eating Disorders Awareness Week. I am honored to be spending the next few days in Amherst, Massachusetts where I will be hosted by the Five College Eating […]
Note to Self
On Wednesday, I traveled to Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina to give a talk on some of the things that I learned while writing Hijas Americanas. It is always good to be back […]
A M'ija to Meet: Jenniffer, Puerto Rican
What I love about being Latina: Our diverse cultural background and our rich history. What I love about being Americana: The freedom to make my own choices and live life […]
I think you are fabulous.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntjb7IEyWWM&NR=1]So do other people, and it’s about time you started to think that, too. Just in case you need the message drilled into your head, here’s a little video for you. […]
Writing Biz
When I speak, people are always really interested in the process of writing a book and the writing business. I talk about it a lot on the road but not […]
