An Open Letter To Young Brown Girls Everywhere
An Open Letter To Young Brown Girls Everywhere
*This is brilliant! Share this with any Latinita you know. VL (3.5 minute read) By Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez, Huffington Post Latino Voices (3.5 minute read) Dear Brown Girl, You see […]
Making a healthier Pilsen
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 […]
On being “La Gordiflona”
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 […]
Venezuelans in exile
By Patricia Boscán, Latina Voices She saw me catch my first breath of air and nurtured all of my firsts. She let me go one time, and it wasn’t until […]
My abuelita’s remedy
By Jennifer Nava, Latina Voices Dear abuelita, I still remember my first summer in Mexico with you. It was as if it had just happened yesterday. I barely remember anything about […]
Take a walk in my shoes
By Jenay Wright, Latina Voices I am Black. No. I am Hispanic. I don’t think I am either. I am American. My mom, Yurika Mariela Wright, was born in Panama […]
One step back, two steps forward
By Marlin Bucio, Latina Voices I remember feeling sick to my stomach. I couldn’t believe my eyes. The pregnancy test was positive. I could feel my palms sweating excessively and my […]
Author Isabel Allende discusses challenges as female writer and upcoming projects
By Veronica Rios, Latina Voices The Chicago Public Library Foundation welcomed Latina writer Isabel Allende on Tuesday night to discuss her published works and the challenges she has faced as […]
Four Latina stereotypes
By Alexandra Ahmad, Latina Voices I am a Latina. I am Colombian and Puerto Rican. Every time I mention my ethnicity, I hear comments like, “Damn, you’re a crazy one,” […]
A Jew and a Mexican walk into a bar…
By Crystal Ramirez, Latina Voices As any politically incorrect joke goes, stereotypes are played upon and the “rare” occurrence of different ethnic groups walking into a bar together is mocked. […]