Latinas Benefit Big From New Insurance Guidelines
Latinas Benefit Big From New Insurance Guidelines
By Maria Elena Pérez, Interim Executive Director National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Latinas by far disproportionately benefit in every area of the new Department of Health and Human Services […]
Being An Unstable, 30ish, Single Latina
I’m single, I’m almost 30, I’m unstable and currently in the middle of moving from Texas where all my family is, to LA, where I have a few family members […]
Police Sued For Assaulting Latino Kid With Down Syndrome
The Ortiz family in Cleveland, Ohio are suing police there, claiming their 17 year-old son Juan, who has Down syndrome, was assaulted in a case of mistaken identity. The alleged […]
My Difficult And Wonderful Journey With My Mexican Mother
My relationship with my mother when I was growing was fraught with tension because of what seemed like an enormous cultural chasm. We were never like the “Gilmore Girls,” finishing each other’s […]
5 Reasons To Reconsider Child Labor
El Guapo is a problem-solver. It is his nature. He usually slaps on his finest hairnet, jumps into his trusty lowrider, Rocinante, and travels the world righting wrongs and attacking […]
Give Your Children Boundaries Because You Love Them
The modern age has overwhelmed adults in the education of their children, confusing and misinforming them about which are the most “correct” and “best” ways to practice good parenting. The State […]
GOP Cuts To Medicaid Would Devastate Latino Families, Kids
[Editor’s Note: The following comes courtesy SEIU.] By Dr. L. Toni Lewis Medicaid covers one of every two Latino children across this country, and one of every four adults. It […]
Mexican-American Birth Rate Is Not News To Mexican-Americans
There’s a lot of navel-gazing going on about the birth rate among Mexican-Americans. Ever since the Pew Hispanic Center released it’s study that says that, for the first time ever and […]
Books At Home Can Benefit Your Child’s Literacy
My son is almost one year old. It will still be a couple of years before he’s reading, but as his father I’ve made sure he already has more books […]
La Gran Mentira: Babies, Not Immigrants Grow U.S. Latinos
So here it is: the biggest lie we’ve been sold in this country is that Latino growth in this country is the result of throngs of “illegals” swarming over here […]