Incorporating culture after your adoption (Puerto Rican culture)
I was recently asked what steps an adoptive family could take to help their daughter, who is of Puerto Rican descent, know her culture. Honoring our child’s culture and heritage is so important, and I wanted […]
I am the Commonwealth Part 3
Read Part 1 and Part 2 and then dive into the final episode, Part 3… “Any day now,” the doctor says. He is a good man, gentle and kind, […]
I am the Commonwealth Part 2
Read Part 1 of I am the Commonwealth, a short story, in yesterday’s post. And now for part 2… The way I figure it, the price of freedom on the […]
I am the Commonwealth Part 1
Mamacita has been requesting husbands for far too long. She lights candles and recites rosaries for her hijita jamona. I challenge her request, trading in crinoline for soup kitchens. “Don’t […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
A Puerto Rican Christmas
Years ago, one of my cousins got married during our Christmas break in the States. Usually, we went to Puerto Rico every summer, but, that year, we were able to […]
It's a small world afterall
I mentioned yesterday that there was one more story I wanted to tell from my signing at The Happy Bookseller in Columbia, SC. Here it is: There was a line […]
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 […]
