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Can’t Get Enough of Mamiverse? Relax—Our Mobile App Has Arrived!

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Mamiverse is thrilled to announce the debut of its new mobile app, Mamiverse Mobile, which will allow our readers to keep the Mamiverse content they love at their fingertips. Mamiverse teamed up with app developers Startal, the same people…
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Do You Suffer From Latina Guilt?

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To say I feel Latina Guilt at times is a big understatement. As a Latina woman and mother who grew up in the States but is closely connected to her family in Puerto Rico, it comes with the territory. “She married a gringo?” relatives…
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CDC Reports Alarming Rate of Latinas Binge Drinking

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Ladies looking to kick off happy hour next weekend may want to think twice. A recent report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals binge drinking is a major issue among women and young girls. Between the years…
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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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Help Shakira Celebrate Baby Milan With a Gift to UNICEF

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Colombian songstress Shakira and her soccer star boyfriend, Gerard Piqué are the proud parents of a baby boy. The proud mami gave birth to Milan today January 22 at 9.30pm in Barcelona, Spain, with Papi Piqué by her side. Mamiverse Team congratulates…
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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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Carmen Tal: The Latina Behind the Moroccanoil Sensation

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What may have started as a bad hair day horror story, ended up launching vivacious Latina Carmen Tal into the queen of a multimillion-dollar beauty product fiefdom, Moroccanoil.  The Chilean born mother of three, was on a trip to Israel,…
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Count on Me: Tales of Sisterhoods and Fierce Friendships

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The need to tell stories is by no means the sole purview of women. But women have a capacity to share their stories with other women, in ways that are both universal and unique. There is a magical quality to that space where fears, joys, achievements,…