Instead of feeling grateful these holidays, your brain may be on overdrive with worries about work, that fight with your BFF, and counting the calories in your favorite empanadas… But let’s face it, are your woes really worth the agony? It’s time to tell your inner critic to…
You’ve heard that “The Future is Latina,” and the reality is that the present is already Latina! But you wouldn’t know that by looking at the gross disparity in our paychecks… Today, Latinas make a mere 54 cents for every dollar that a white, non-Latino man makes. That’s…
There’s more than a million ways to mix different countries’ food traditions and create the ultimate Hispanic Thanksgiving! So here’s a quick guide: Appetizers! We can start the night out with ceviche, guacamole, croquetas, empanadas or ajiaco. Whether you call it sofrito, refrito, hogao or sazĂłn 🌶 the…
As we fill our plates and gather around the dinner table on “San Givin,” we could also use some tips on how to deal with chisme about your cousin’s latest career move, political talk with your tĂo, or abuela prying into your social life. Most people report feeling…
Texas high school junior Perla Bautista has her gaze set on the stars, and NASA has their sights set on her. She was chosen for a coveted spot at NASA’s High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) program. Only a handful of Texas students are chosen each year. Perla has…
Elsa Morochoduchi just wanted to sell churros from a cart inside a New York City subway station. Next thing she knew, her cart was surrounded by NYPD police officers. The Ecuadorian immigrant tried to explain herself to the police in Spanish, but bystanders say officers rolled their eyes…
Do you ever wonder why we don’t learn about Latinos and our contributions to the United States military in schools? Well, before 1999 there were almost no documented stories of Latinos who served. But thanks to Texas journalist Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, who focused on this gap in history, things…
In the early 1990s, Texas journalist Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez discovered that there was almost no documented history of Latinos in the United States military, even though they’ve fought in U.S. wars since the 1800s. She set out to change that. When Maggie started teaching journalism at The University of…
Two men of color share a tender moment. Photo: Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of the #StopHIVStigma campaign. While HIV rates have dropped for other ethnic groups in recent years, the Latinx community has become more at risk of contracting the infection…
“I am JoaquĂn” is a poem written by a man whose name is not Joaquin, but who used those words to express his Chicano identity. The late Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales was a Mexican American boxer 🥊 poet, and political activist who inspired a generation of Chicanos in the…
