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How My Kids Improved their Spanish this Summer

Even though we’re only half-way through the summer, my children are going back to school on Monday. So, for all intents and purposes, our summer is almost over. And what a summer it has been! Vanessa and Santiago have been immersed…
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My Havana: Memories of a Cuban Boyhood

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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…
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Mexican-American Band Pierce the Veil Rocks Its Way to Stardom

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UPDATED August 1st, 2016 The post-hardcore rock band was formed in 2007 by brothers Vic and Mike Fuentes, with Jaime Preciado on guitar and Tony Perry on bass. The band released its third album, Collide with the Sky in 2012. They have just…
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A New Latina Role Model in Good Night Captain Mama

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Graciela Tiscareño-Sato is a Latina, Air Force Veteran, aviator, publisher, author, entrepreneur, philanthropist, world traveler, wife, mother, sister and daughter. She is a woman everyone should know. Her latest project, children’s book…

A Gringa Mom Raising Two Little Latinas

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“Your girls look just like you!” I hear this constantly. And they do look like me, especially my eldest with her blond hair, fair skin and blue eyes. No one really knows by looking at them that half of their genes are Mexican/Peruvian/Spanish.…
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This Latina Doesn't Speak Spanish

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Nothing's worse than your primos teasing you because you can't speak Spanish as well as they do. Well, Angelica knows this feeling all too well. I recently read a book called "Border-Line Personalities: A New Generation of Latinas Dish…
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Am I Latino Enough?

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Growing up we knew exactly what we were supposed to be. We were Mexicans, just like our parents, only unlike them, we were born here in the United States. Or so we thought. Then we got to the actual rancho in Mexico where both my parents grew…
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Heritage Recipes: Receta de Goxua

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Goxua is a typical dessert of the Basque Country and comes from Vitoria. A well-known Chef, Lopez Sosoaga, was apparently inspired by the Catalan cream. Goxua means "sweet" in Euskera, the Basque language. Goxua, reminiscent of natillas,…
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The Missing Link: Latinos in Books & Publishing

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Earlier this week the New York Times ran an article citing the Pew Hispanic Center study that says Latino children make up a quarter of students enrolled in public schools around the country. Yet they do not have nearly enough books available with…