Report: Immigrant Women in the U.S. Food Industry

The Southern Poverty Law Center recently published a report called “Injustice on Our Plates: Immigrant Women in the U.S. Food Industry” that interviewed about 150 women working in the food […]

A recent report said that Latinas and African-American women don’t worry about their weight as much as whites do, they tend to see themselves as having a “normal” weight more […]

I don’t know if you all have seen these videos from Second City, but they are too funny! In a series called “Advice From A Cartoon Princess” the actress recounts […]

A new survey says that Latino boys are not as confident about their looks as once thought. So where do I begin? As a former Latino boy, güerco, chilpayate, I […]

What in the world?! I don’t know who wrote this press release, but they should be fired immediately. From a press release from Clorox about a study the company did […]

Doesn’t it suck that these things are always so predicable? I, for one, feel for Eva Longoria (who filed for divorce after he husband Spurs basketball player Tony Parker was caught […]

Okay, first off, happy Monday.   Secondly, let’s talk tacones.  This ridiculous story comes on the heels (sorry for the pun) of a designer’s creation of nine-inch heels.  Yes, NINE inch […]

I’m a light-skinned Latina and as far back as I can remember, I was made aware of the fact that I was a güera. Regardless of what country of origin […]

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez gave an interesting interview to Latina magazine in which she speaks on several different topics, including the DREAM Act, immigration reform and why she became […]

Latina women are less likely to receive breast cancer care because health care providers are less likely to recommend treatments.  This disparity for Latinas and African-American women does not exist […]