Eva Longoria

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Eva Longoria is an actor, best known for her roles on The Young and the Restless and Desperate Housewives. In addition to her acting career, she is an active philanthropist. Longoria co-founded Eva’s Heroes, a San Antonio nonprofit that benefits developmentally disabled children, and serves as a spokesperson for Padres Contra el Cancer, an organization supporting Latino families who have children with cancer. She recently formed the Eva Longoria Foundation, which will help Latinas build better futures for themselves and their families through education and entrepreneurship. She is also a member of the National Museum of the American Latino Commission.

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There's No Such Thing as a Wasted Opportunity

(161) Comments | Posted May 7, 2013 | 7:36 PM

This post is in response to Tanisha L. Ramirez's Huffington Post blog, "Eva Longoria's Devious Maids Is a Wasted Opportunity."

There is no such thing as a wasted opportunity. In the world of television, the palette of content is colored with many ethnicities, races, classes, and genders. Television...

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Hope for a Brighter Future for Latinas

(181) Comments | Posted February 23, 2012 | 8:17 AM

I was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, just a few hours from the U.S.-Mexico border. My family has lived there for nine generations, under multiple flags. As a Mexican-American growing up in a city with a large, established Hispanic community, my hybrid identity was not unique; many friends...

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