Why I'm Rosie Molinary even though he put a ring on it
So, I figured that one day I would get around to telling you all why I kept my last name when I married but had no idea when that one […]
A M'ija to Meet: Irene, Mexican
What I love about being Latina: There is so much cultural richness that comes with being Latina. I can only be “Latina” in this country and no where else […]
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 […]
Marie Claire's Special Report: Erasing Ethnicity
One of the things that really surprised me when I was doing the interviews for Hijas Americanas was the most common answer to the question: Have you ever had plastic […]
Neglect of Hispanics is the media's dirty little secret
“One of the areas we experience the greatest shortfall in the mainstream media is the concept of ‘mainstreaming,’” Rafael Olmeda told me the other day. He is the assistant city […]
What are you waiting for?
Have you purchased your copy of Hijas Americanas yet? If not, what’s the hold up? Even Urban Latino magazine thinks you should. Here’s a review that they recently ran. Urbano […]
Opening Remarks from Levine Museum Launch
I began work on the text of Hijas Americanas officially in late 2005, but, the truth is, I began working on this book long ago as my life as a […]
