Sunday Afternoon: Dad And Indiana Jones
Sunday Afternoon: Dad And Indiana Jones
I was walking with my father down the long corridor that leads to his apartment (he insists on independent living) when he stopped and turned to look at me with a wry […]
Latina Lesbians Deal With Racism, Homophobia And More
A new study released at the end of July shows that Latinas who are lesbians face racism from within and without their LGBTQ communities, as well as homophobia and sexism. […]
The $1 Theater Sets The Stage For Family Memories
I grew up watching movies. My dad is a hard core movie buff, and since he usually got to pick the movies, right from the time I was a kid […]
One Recession, “Two Societies”
By Ralph De La Cruz, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting Everybody’s hurting. But, as usual, the level of hurt isn’t quite equal. Last week, the Pew Research Center released a study that looked at […]
Minorities Dream, Work Hard With Different Outcomes
If you’ve ever wondered, what is this world coming to? Check out my neighborhood. It’s a model of new residential integration. My neighbors to the right are ethnic-Palestinian, from Jordan. […]
Fun, Family And T-Shirts At The Pulga, Or Swap Meet
Some people call them pulgas. Other people call it a tianguis. My family always called it swap meet. Whatever you choose to call it, it has always been an adventure. […]
The Top 5 Things You Sneak Into A Movie Theater
If you haven’t done it (or say you haven’t done it) then you just can’t understand what it’s like to bite into your bologna sandwich your mom made you, or […]
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 […]
Most Of My Friends Are The Children Of Immigrants
I was thinking about the nastiness of the current immigration debate recently when it occurred to me that most of my friends are the children of immigrants. My best friends’ […]