M’ijas

A M'ija to Meet:  Suezette, Mexican

A M'ija to Meet: Suezette, Mexican

What I love about being Latina: Our culture, history, and our strenghth What I love about being Americana: The options to be able to be and do what ever we […]

A M'ija to Meet: Cristina, Dominican and Spanish

A M'ija to Meet: Cristina, Dominican and Spanish

What I love about being Latina: My dark eyes, black hair, pale olive skin, and my ability to break into Spanish in a split second or overhear something in Spanish […]

A M'ija to Meet: Christina, Puerto Rican/ Mixed

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 […]

A M'ija to Meet:  Lisette, Puerto Rican

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 […]

A M'ija to Meet:  Alexis, Mexican-American

A M'ija to Meet: Alexis, Mexican-American

What I love about being Latina: I love sharing great food and culture with my friends, and educating them on the misconceptions about Latin Americans.What I love about being Americana: […]

A M'ija to Meet:  Raquel, Cuban

A M'ija to Meet: Raquel, Cuban

What I love about being Latina:  Our commitment to family and our willingness to laugh easily and often. What I love about being Americana:  The opportunities I have as a […]

A M'ija to Meet: Maribel, Puerto Rican

A M'ija to Meet: Maribel, Puerto Rican

What I love about being Latina:  The richness of my language, my culture and the beautiful diversity we have in our people.What I love about being Americana:  Having another beautiful […]

Brenda, Honduran

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 […]

A M'ija to Meet: Elsie, Mexicana

A M'ija to Meet: Elsie, Mexicana

What I love about being Latina: The glow of my skin, the shape of my body, the value in la familia, the traditions that flow through mi sangre What I […]