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Latina Magazine Quinceanera: 15 Big Name Celebs Attend the Party

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This month, Latina magazine celebrates it’s Quinceañera. And there is much to celebrate. The magazine was founded by Christy Haubeggar in 1996, upon her graduation from Stanford Law School. The idea was born in one of her business courses,…
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Family Jamming, Andrea Echeverri Style

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Simply because our favorite Florecita Rockera is now a mother of two doesn’t mean she’s lost her edge or her energy. Andrea Echeverri, the tattooed, pierced, and iconic frontwoman of Aterciopelados—the Colombian rock band that rose to…
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Back-to-School Night Do's & Don'ts

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So you've made it through the start of the school year—the excitement, the anxiety, the shock of the alarm clock.  Now that you are into the back-to-school routine, it's time for that all-important Back-to-School (or Meet the Teacher)…
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Latino Pride & Children

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When my daughter was born, I was surprised by the overwhelming—fierce, even!—desire I suddenly felt to raise her in the same manner that I was: immersed in nuestra cultura and filled with Latino pride. As someone who had drifted into a very…
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Pretty In Pink? Not For My Daughter

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I never was a fan of parading girls around in pink. It’s not that I don’t like pink. It’s a fabulous color for cotton candy, feather boas, and Virginia ham. But I’ve always had a problem with society’s narrow definitions of beauty…
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Can't We All Just Get Along? Project Runway Recap, Episode 7

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It's all about catfights and hissy fits on this week's Project Runway. So we know this week it’s going to be a team challenge and that means drama. The two team leaders are last week’s winner Anthony Ryan, and coming in a close second,…
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Honoring Mami: A Daughter's 9/11 Remembrance

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Editor’s Note: At 10 years of age, Caitlin Antigua lost her mother, Lorraine, on September 11, 2001. Lorraine worked on the 109th Floor of the North Tower for Cantor Fitzgerald, the bond brokerage firm that lost 658 employees in the World…
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The Latina Behind The Latino List

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How do you change the world if you’re still struggling to love yourself? How do you love yourself when you’re a young gay woman raised in a conservative Catholic family that believes homosexuality is wrong? For decades, Catherine Pino,…
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The Art of the Matter Project Runway Recap, Episode 6

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After all of last week’s Project Runway drama, the designers are (in the words of Bertzilla) “putting the nails away.” For the first few minutes at least. This week they are whisked uptown to the Harlem School of the Arts where eager…