I am a proud Dominican woman; I just don't look the part and that's something that has haunted me, my entire life.
Being born in the Bronx, raised by a first generation Newyorican mother and Guatemalan father has left no question of who I am. Obviously, yo soy Latina.
The immigrant community must step up even more and prove that through hard work and sacrifice, they earned the right to not just be here lawfully, but citizenship itself. This shouldn't be that hard.
Natalie goes on to explain that there are a number of misconceptions we have about the Arabic culture. So in order to change these misconceptions, Franco is documenting how beautiful both the people and culture are.
Images were an intimate artifact throughout prehistory and they continue to be very present in our recorded history. And I make this inclusion to prov...
I'm not 100 percent sure as to when Sofia was voted the ambassador for all things Latina, but I'm not comfortable with her making broad, sweeping generalizations about Latinas, even if she intends them to be compliments.
There is a reflective characterization about Karen Miranda-Randa, a multifaceted, multi-layered disposition, which allows Miranda to paint these exceedingly emotive stories.
Not only are these women sharing recipes, but they're passing on fond childhood memories to their readers and creating new ones with their families. They're inviting each and every person into their Latino culture.
Electing Romney would be devastating to the future of the Supreme Court and the country. If Romney is elected and Ginsburg retires, over the next four years a real shift in power would occur.
It's past time to see Latino educational success as a novel issue that must be addressed. Our collective economic and social well-being will be shaped and driven by the educational success of Latinos. That means it's an issue we must all address, with conviction and cooperation.
Her attorney calls it a case of “banking while Hispanic.” Erandy Pacheco, a Mexican American, calls it one of the great humiliations of her lif...
In middle school, one girl, who I considered my enemy at the time, made fun of the way I spoke. She used to say, "You look black and you say you're Hispanic, but you talk like a white person!"
Why are 90% of the books reviewed by the New York Times Book Review from white authors? What's going on behind the scenes to create such an unrepresentative body of reviews for an increasingly diverse nation of consumers?
After the divorce, when the time feels right to start dating again, there are a few things to keep in mind.
Naya Rivera always kills it with her performances on "Glee." Her mash-up of the Adele songs 'Rumour Has It" and "Someone Like You" was unforgettabl...
The American Latino consumer community is a highly skeptical community, generally speaking, but one with deep cultural connections to the earth, to creative reuse and to conservation.
The most at risk, exploited and vulnerable populations caught in this current debate are Latina workers. Immigration reform while no silver bullet would go a long way to giving both legal and undocumented Latina workers a voice to speak out against exploitation in the workplace.
A rap song called "Lean Like a Cholo" came out a few years back. I wasn't sure whether to be embarrassed or to just roll down my windows and blast it from my convertible Saab and sing, "elbows up, side to side, I lean like a Cholo.
BuzzFeed shows a Univision local reporter shooting a promo outside the White House about her exclusive interview with President Barack Obama when...
LaLa Anthony looks positively pretty in pastels on the cover of Latina magazine's April issue. Her Nanette Lepore stripped shorts and lemon-hued blaze...
Teen mothers are getting a taste of the prep school experience, replete with studying the classics from Dante to Shakespeare, through an innovative pr...
Though I never did become a Girl Scout, I was thrilled when my daughter did.
Latinas have the highest cervical cancer rates in the country and the third highest death rate from cervical cancer.
The U.S. Department of Education announced last fall the Green Ribbon Schools Program, in a clear sign of the importance of this movement.
Shakira's debuted her new hair cut via Twitter on Tuesday. According to photographers on the scene, the singer spent more than six hours inside th...
