Interviews, features and Q&A with relevant and outstanding Latinas.

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Complex, Abiding Love: Sonia Sotomayor & Her Mother

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It’s often said that for both men and women, the most complicated relationship we’ll after have is with our mother. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor appears to be no exception to this rule, as her new autobiography, My Beloved World,…
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Dolores Prida Memorial Poem: ¡Ay Dolores!

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This poem was written for the Memorial Service this weekend for Dolores Prida, the Dear Abby of Latinas, whose critically acclaimed advice columns, plays, books and Op-Ed pieces span a generation. Prida died suddenly this weekend of unknown…
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Sonia Sotomayor Opens Up About Her Bronx Upbringing

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Just call her "Sonia from The Bronx." The first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor is also called Madam Justice, but she says she prefers the link to her humble roots. Sotomayor, 58, spoke about her upbringing in The Bronx,…
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Claudia Duncan Dreams of Pushing Paper

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On a Saturday morning, Claudia Duncan wakes up at 5:30am, makes coffee, turns on the radio, and starts pushing paper. For many of us, that may sound like a mundane start to the day. But for Duncan, by manipulating paper—whether it’s an…
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Denisse Montalvan’s The Orphaned Earring Pays it Forward

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If you’ve ever lost one of your favorite earrings, but couldn’t bear to throw the match away, Denisse Montalvan has a solution for you. The 33-year old LA-based public relations professional founded a nonprofit called The Orphaned Earring…
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Sabrina Vourvoulias: Author, Blogger & Immigration Advocate

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For more than 13 years, Sabrina Vourvoulias has been tirelessly covering immigration issues from every possible genre and angle. She started as a journalist tracking migrant workers in upstate New York. Now she is the managing editor of Al…
Hispanicize 2013 Names Soledad O'Brien Co-Chair

Hispanicize 2013 Names Soledad O'Brien Co-Chair

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MIAMI, FL (December 6, 2012)—In recognition of the new and growing role Hispanic journalists will play at the annual Hispanicize event, Hispanicize 2013 organizers today named CNN Starting Point anchor Soledad O’Brien co-chair and…
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Helen Troncoso: From Breakup to Breakout Business

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Not many women use a painful breakup as inspiration to start a new business. But that’s exactly what Helen Troncoso did. In 2009, the women’s health advocate was engaged to a man she’d been dating on and off for more than 10 years.…
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CNN Hero Catalina Escobar Restrepo: Helping Cartagena’s Teen Moms

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Actress Meryl Streep once said that “motherhood has a very humanizing effect. It gets reduced to the essentials.” And Catalina Escobar Restrepo—the award-winning businesswoman and entrepreneur with the soul of a social activist—literally…