In this gritty immersion into barrio life in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in the late 1960s, Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s narrator, Sammy, doesn’t flinch as he studies and judges the world around him. Teachers and policemen—mostly white—see Sammy and other Hispanic youths as members of a permanent underclass with no future, or real values. Even Sammy, […]
As the school year starts up, many parents’ stomachs begin to churn nervously. Fall sports tryouts are underway, and child athletes, or would-be athletes, are stressed. Chances are, parents are feeling just as anxious for tryouts as there kids are. Best case scenario, they make the team and happily transition into the regular season. Worst […]
Most of us happily married women, hopefully, never think about having to leave our husbands (though I admit that after a particularly heated argument, I occasionally fantasize about getting my own apartment about 10 miles away from my spouse). We don’t think about having to move out, support ourselves or start over on our own. […]
My Havana, a poignant and heartwarming biography was inspired by a radio interview of architect Secundino Fernandez, a Cuban immigrant living in New York City. An artist from early on, Fernandez loved drawing the beautiful buildings of “his Havana.” He also loved the island’s warm climate and the pasteles his mother made for him as […]
Back to school season can get really expensive, especially if you’ve got more than one kid to outfit for the coming year. Online shopping site PriceGrabber®, in addition to offering a back-to-school shopping guide, suggests 10 money-saving tips to help parents save on back to school supplies and keep more cash in their wallets…for Christmas, […]
Is age just a number, a frame of mind, an attitude, or all of the above? Whatever your thoughts are, we know that every decade brings something different with it. In this post, we hear from five women who are absolutely loving their 30s! VANESSA MAGALI ODEN, 37, TEACHER, ENTERTAINER AND MOM A multi-faceted Latina, […]
If you’re a new mom, you’ve probably gotten a slew of baby gifts that it seems like you’ll never need. I remember when friends visited me in the hospital while I was recovering from my C-section, and gifted me a baby cup, plate, spoon, knife and fork. When I looked at my helpless little infant, […]
Finances are an important part of our lives, whether we like it or not. At least twice a year we should reassess them and clean house, so to speak, as well as address any thorny issues. Confronting our financial challenges head-on makes them less daunting. In order to help you do this, we’ve hand-picked what […]
And just like that, even before the temperatures go down or the leaves fall from the trees, summer vacation is over! In Florida, kids are back in the classroom August 19, while most of the rest of the country returns to school after Labor Day. Either way, one thing’s certain: It’s back to school season! […]