A Body Warrior to Meet: Veronica
What I love about myself: That I am passionate about life, love, and making the world a better place. My biggest challenge in accepting my body and beauty: Society – […]
A M'ija to Meet: Zuhai, Puerto Rican
What I love about being Latina: Just this overall sense of pride that I have in my culture and its wonderful intricacies What I love about being Americana: The freedom […]
A Body Warrior to Meet: Emily
What I love about myself: I’m strong, strong-willed too. I know in my heart that I can achieve anything I put my mind to. My biggest challenge in accepting my […]
Be A Body Warrior to Meet
Tuesday’s weekly feature on the Hijas Americanas blog is “A Body Warrior to Meet.” It features women of all ages and backgrounds celebrating their body, beauty, and identity. Would […]
A new review
This review (and you will see in a moment that I do have a connection to the reviewer) warmed my heart for two reasons: 1) I love what Alli Marshall […]
A M'ija to Meet: Cari, Puerto Rican
What I love about being Latina: I believe that as Latinas, we women have a certain air of mystique. There is a mysterious nature about our culture or beliefs that […]
Love My Body!
I’ve talked a bit on here and in interviews and workshops about the issue of body image in women of color including the realities of eating disorders and the implications of Hollywood’s portrayal of women. I just came […]
A Body Warrior to Meet: Lori
What I love about myself: My sense of humor. My biggest challenge in accepting my body and beauty:I’m never where I think my body should be physically. I like my […]
Sex, Stereotypes, and Beauty
For 10 years, the National Organization for Women has been engaged in the Love Your Body Campaign: looking at ways that Hollywood, the fashion industry, and the media project images […]
A M'ija to Meet: Betsy, Chicana
What I love about being Latina: Big family gatherings — hearing English, Spanish, Spanglish and everything in between! Traveling to new places throughout Mexico and still feeling at home! How […]
