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10 Pleasures of Being Single on Valentine’s Day

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Valentine's Day looms. Oh, that day when lovers have dinner together at fancy restaurants and give each other mushy gifts. Despite its commercial aspects, El Día de Los Enamorados is a date that arouses a twinge of longing in the hearts of…
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV): A Silent Enemy

UPDATED August 1st, 2016  Recently, I’ve had friends who have been diagnosed with HPV, or the human papillomavirus. Their reaction has been of disbelief and fear, coupled with a lot of questions about the virus and its consequences. Knowing…
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Alisa Valdes Discusses Her New Memoir with Mamiverse

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The Feminist and The Cowboy: An Unlikely Love Story, New York Times bestselling author Alisa Valdes’ latest title, was released early in January of 2013. The book details her relationship with a conservative cowboy who challenged some…
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Help a Victim of Domestic Violence with These Resources

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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…
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Las Mariposas Mirabal: Four Latinas Who Changed History

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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…
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A Latina’s Story of Survival & Success Against the Odds

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My life story may sound sad and even tragic, but it’s a matter of perspective because for me, my story is a source of pride. Yes, I lived through things that no child should ever experience. But my survival and success against the odds proves…
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From Grief to Gratitude: How a Gratitude Diary Helped Me Rebuild My Life

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Writing is a powerful tool, whether you write for a living, as I do, or not. In addition to writing books, articles and blogs, keeping a journal has helped me find my way out of tough situations in life. I’ve kept a diary since I was in…
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10 Sexy Books for Women to Lust Over

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With millions of women grabbing up copies of Fifty Shades of Grey, it’s as though E.L. James, a half-Chilean, married mami, invented the literary genre of women’s erotica. But consider these other sexy offerings, many of them penned by…
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On November 6 There is Much at Stake for Latinos & Women

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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…