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8 Latinas Say “I Love My Life!” in an Inspirational New Book
Book News & Features, Books
Eight successful, talented and insightful Latinas share their personal stories on why they love their lives in the new book 8 Ways to Say I Love My Life! The book, released in late November, includes stories from notable Latinas, including…
Hispanicize 2013 Names Soledad O'Brien Co-Chair
Life, Power Latina News
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…
Helen Troncoso: From Breakup to Breakout Business
Life, Power Latina News
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.…
Help a Victim of Domestic Violence with These Resources
Empowerment, Health
I’ll call her Lina. At 30-something, she was smart, driven, and had the bubbliest personality. Yet, every now and then, she’d come into work with dark sunglasses glued to her face, and would hide from everyone in the office. We’d later…
Taught by Obama: Lawyer Rafael Castellanos Hopes to Open Doors for Others
Money, News & Politics
Meeting the young and handsome attorney Rafael Castellanos, I find myself easily impressed.
He grew up being bullied because he was one of a handful of Mexicans in his hometown of Winnemucha, Nevada—population 7,000. He escaped for college…
Las Mariposas Mirabal: Four Latinas Who Changed History
Life, Power Latina News
I once bought a book for a summer trip. Honestly, I was looking for some light reading I could enjoy while sunbathing, so I randomly picked up a book with a butterfly on the front cover. It was En el tiempo de las mariposas (In the Time of…
¡Oh Bebé! The New Gerber Baby is Latina
Life, Power Latina News
After nearly 85 years, Gerber, the ubiquitous baby food and products brand, has introduced a new Gerber Baby. And in a cultural shift that speaks volumes about the changing face of America, the new Gerber Baby is Latina.
Mary Jane Montoya,…
6 Celebrities You Probably Didn't Know Were Latinas
Entertainment, Life
Most of the time when we see a list of beautiful or powerful Latinas, the same names seem to pop up: Eva Longoria, Sonia Sotomayor, Gloria Estefan, Salma Hayek and the like. But there are a number of beautiful and powerful women whose heritage…
On November 6 There is Much at Stake for Latinos & Women
Money, News & Politics
I’ll come right out and say it: I cast my vote—by absentee ballot—for President Barack Obama. I voted as a pro-choice woman, an environmentalist, a member of the middle class, and as a mother very worried about the world her daughter…