Blogging Naked
So, my to do list this morning started with “Blog Naked” which, fortunately since it is cold in our little cottage this morning, does not mean that I am blogging in the […]
Giving Up Beauty: Another I-Mix
So everyday I am provided with a list of terms that people entered in search engines and thus found the blog for Hijas Americanas. The things people enter all over the […]
A M'ija to Meet: Lisa, Puerto Rican and 1/8 Peruvian
What I love about being Latina: Our culture. Between history, food, music, language and everything else under the sun, it’s hard not to be a proud Latina. What I love […]
The Precipice of a Beauty Revolution
When I started work on Hijas Americanas in early 2006, there wasn’t much talk of shaking up America’s beauty standard. I researched, interviewed wonderful, forthright women, and wrote while taking […]
Want to 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 […]
2007 Cheers
In the fall of 2006, I became convinced that we were on the precipe of a beauty and body standard revolution. That the standards were about to be shaken up […]
Want to be a M'ija to Meet?
The Thursday feature on the Hijas Americanas blog is “A M’ija to Meet.” It features the views of a Latina from anywhere in America. Would you like to be A […]
How to Look Good Naked
How can we look good naked? Who woulda thought that the answer to that question is to spend a night with Carson Kressley. A review for his new show on […]
A M'ija to Meet: Michelle, Spanish-American
What I love about being Latina: I love everything. My brown skin, even though it is light. My brown hair, my brown eyes. My curvy body. I love my connection […]
A Body Warrior to Meet: Anna
What I love about myself: My sense of humor – I always laugh at my own jokes. My biggest challenge in accepting my body and beauty: Dressing room mirrors – […]
