While our neighbors prepared for the arrival of Santa Claus, our Christmas was all about Baby Jesus! Instead of putting up a tree 🎄 or winter village to decorate, our family’s priority was the Nativity, front and center. Some have had their Niño Jesús for generations (and some…
Like many American-born Latinos, Alondra Posada grew up speaking ‘Spanglish’. Learning both English and Spanish was fun, but also challenging, so she embraced Spanglish, the hybrid language that combines words and idioms from both. Choosing to speak Spanglish is code-switching, when we alternate between our two languages. This…
Legendary Linda Ronstadt is best known for her 44-year musical career, but on December 7th, the 73-year-old used her voice to shut Secretary of State Mike Pompeo up. The Latina expressed her disdain for the Trump administration before becoming a Kennedy Center Honors recipient. At the government pre-dinner,…
For many of us, the holidays are the only chance we get to see some of our favorite cousins and tÃos. Including some we don’t necessarily agree with. But how do we handle our different opinions without ruining the family dinner? Let’s say, if your uncle walks through…
Latinos are commonly associated with Christianity, but not many know that there are over 200,000 Hispanic Jews living in the United States. Many come from Chile, Venezuela, Argentina, Cuba and Mexico, where they settled when Sephardic (Spanish) Jews were exiled from their country in 1492, and when Ashkenazi…
Some studies show the rate of premature births of Latinx children has risen since Trump became president. Trinity Campos was in labor for four days before giving birth to Aria prematurely. Her baby was the most perfect thing Trinity had seen, but Aria was born with her intestines…
Mon Laferte is one of the most streamed artists in Latin America, and at this year’s Latin Grammys her red carpet ensemble turned heads for its activism more than its style. Instead of sparkly gowns and stilettos, Mon wore an oversized black suit. She lowered her blazer, revealing…
As audiences enjoy a performance of the classic holiday ballet The Nutcracker, those in the Houston, Texas area may be awed by a beautiful Latina ballerina portraying the Sugar Plum Fairy🧚 Karina González is as fierce as she is graceful, so it was no surprise to those who…
The story of La VÃrgen De Guadalupe is an iconic tale. On December 12 of 1531 Mexico, a shepherd named Juan Diego saw a vision of a tan Virgin Mary in Aztec garb. The vision asked him (in his native Nahuatl) to build a temple in her honor.…
In Hispanic households, Christmas time means poinsettias everywhere! But the top-selling holiday plant didn’t just appear in your tÃa’s home. It has an interesting past that combines myth and history. Poinsettias, or Cuetlaxochitl as they were known to the Aztecs, are native to Mexico. Their association with Christmas…
