Latina Activist Awarded Medal Of Freedom

Sylvia Mendez, the subject of what’s commonly called the “Latino version” of the Brown vs. Board of Education case in California, was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Barack […]

You know it, and I know it, even though you may never have heard anyone say it out loud. You’re only a “real” Latino (substitute Chicano, Mexican, Salvadoran, Boricua, etc.) […]

Recently I was chatting with my great aunt, who grew up in the early part of the 20th century in Monterrey, Mexico. We were talking about a friend of hers […]

I know I’m not the only one who does it. Recently a male friend of mine remarked upon an interaction I had with another, somewhat arrogant Latino male in a […]

If you’re anything at all like me, then you may have outlined some new fitness guidelines for yourself as part of your 2011 New Year’s Resolutions. Or, perhaps your genetic […]

What’s a pocho, or a pocha for that matter? It’s a question that’s not confusing to me, but my piece last week about how dating Latinos doesn’t make me racist […]

On more than one occasion, during my seemingly eternal quest for love, I’ve been accused by friends and acquaintances of being “racist” for trying to date Latinos. In all fairness, part […]

Latina Polly Baca announced Monday that she will run for Democratic Chair of Colorado. She’s of Mexican-American descent and was the first Latina to be elected to Colorado’s House of […]

A good and simple story from The New York Times this week reminds us that being hardworking and enterprising isn’t enough when it comes to owning a small business. You […]

Staten Island, New York recently elected its first Latina assemblywoman — Nicole Malliotakis, 30. The half-Cuban, half-Greek Malliotakis is a Republican and has worked in public affairs and handily defeated […]