Making a healthier Pilsen
NewsTaco
June 11, 2014
By Crystal Ramirez, Latina Voices It’s not a sight one would expect to see. Mexican immigrants and college hipsters walking down the aisles together. Some reach for bags of El […]
Getting married for the papers
Mary Mata
May 29, 2014
By Lauren Timmerman, Latina Voices The first restaurant I worked in had fit every stereotype I had believed about the Latina community. Every person in the kitchen was undocumented and worked […]
On being “La Gordiflona”
Mary Mata
May 1, 2014
By Juliet de Jesus Alejandre, Latina Voices “Gordiflona,” I would hear mamí whisper to my aunt, as I skip alongside them on our walk to the store. Moments before, my straight […]
Should Latina beauty pageants create new journalists?
Mary Mata
April 9, 2014
By Sylvia Obén, Latina Voices The dark-colored eyes, long hair and curvy bodies help women shine in the eyes of television viewers in Hispanic audiences. Beauty pageants help many Latinas […]