Dr. Eduardo PadrĂłn left Cuba at 16 years old with nothing but the clothes on his back. When he got to Miami, Florida, Eduardo cleaned toilets, worked on tomato fields and had as many as three jobs at a time to support himself and his little brother. He…
JuliĂĄn Castro has been making waves as the only Latinx vying for the Democratic presidential nomination. But he announced on October 21 that heâd be forced to drop out of the race if he didnât raise $800,000 by the end of the month. His campaign has fallen short…
Of course, we know that DĂa de Muertos is the time of year when we welcome back our deceased loved ones! Thatâs why many of us dedicate a table to candles, photos and calaveras. And some of us choose to join community celebrations where we paint our faces…
DĂa de Muertos is a time to reconnect with our ancestors con cariño. Families will gather at cemeteries to clean and decorate their loved onesâ last resting place with cempasĂșchil flowers, colorful papel picado and favorite foods. An altar, or ofrenda, to honor your deceased can be simple,…
Once youâve had a whiff of the Flor de Muertos, you wonât forget it. Thatâs because the cempasĂșchil, or âflower of the dead,â has a unique pungent scent. By mid-October, this flower with the color of a deep sunset, is part of many DĂa de Muertos celebrations. But…
Have you heard of glamorous âglammasâ? Latina innovator Maxeme Tuchman says theyâre young-at-heart abuelitas đ”đŸ who are 50-64 and tech-savvy đ» and beam with pride over their grandbabies. If they donât live nearby, they worry that the little ones will forget all about their Nana. Fortunately, technology offers…
When Principal Carla Barrera-Ortiz founded STEAM Legacy High School in Los Angeles, she set out to inspire more Latinx students to take an interest in science, technology, math, arts and engineering. She knew it wouldnât happen overnight. Most of her students come from low-income families and are immigrants…
Hispanics are the largest growing ethnicity in America, and Islam is the largest growing relgion in the world. There is a correlation between the two: American Hispanics are the largest ethinicity group converting to Islam. Most of them are from Houston and Dallas, Texas. Morales, a Hispanic convert,…
In a heartfelt YouTube video, a member of the Nican Tlaca Warriors reminds Latinxs there is much to learn about their ancient indigeneous roots. She claims the very word âLatinxâ may inadvertently be a way of allowing European colonialism. Most Latinxs do not immediately think to define themselves…
Amado Candelario grew up dreaming of becoming a Harvard student, one of the top Ivy League universities in the nation. Not a small feat, considering that only 4.5% of high-achieving applicants were accepted in 2019. But the teen, raised with his two sisters in Chicago by a single…
