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Eva Longoria, Latino Stars Celebrate the Inauguration and the Arts in the Nation’s Capitol
January 21, 2013
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I had to get “celebrity-ready” to work my first red carpet at the Latino Inaugural Ball at the Kennedy Center. Make up. Check. Dress. Check. Miss Texas hair. Check. Photographer extraordinaire Tricia O. Ortiz. Check. I had stiff competition–behind the Read More...
Profesoras in the Promised Land: Reflections on MLK Day
January 20, 2013
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Depending on your experiences with higher education, you may be surprised to know that this May I will graduate from Penn State with my Bachelors of Arts in English without ever having a single Latino professor. A part of this Read More...
Two Reasons Young Latinas Should Watch the Inauguration
January 19, 2013
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Four years ago I was in a high school auditorium when President-elect became President Barack Obama. Along with some other students, I stood while he took his first oath of office. We had to stand. We were living in the Read More...
Fitness: 45 Minute Run to the Mailbox
January 16, 2013
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Although I observe time and time again that being active lifts my mood, on some days it still feels hard to get moving. Earlier today I was feeling generally overwhelmed and unmotivated–a very blah mood. I tried to reason myself out Read More...
Sonia Sotomayor: The Exception
January 15, 2013
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A memoir does just that: it is a first-hand account of your history, told through the filter of memory. We all know how memory works–events, people, relationships are edited by the person telling the story. The forthcoming book by Supreme Read More...
The Dress: What an Indigenous Woman’s Gown Tells Us About Sofía Vergara’s Golden Globe Pick
January 14, 2013
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Magdalena Quinilla Batz is not Sofía Vergara. Odds are she will never strut down the Golden Globes red carpet wearing a Gucci gown. When you look at Magdalena you can almost convince yourself that the red carpet is part of Read More...
¡Quick! What’s in the Constitución: Advise and Consent OR Stick It To Him?
January 11, 2013
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Let’s look at President Obama’s nominations: Massachusetts senior Senator John Kerry to the Department of State to replace Hillary Clinton. Former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, ¡Virgen Santísima!–a REPUBLICAN (!) as Secretary of Defense. John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Read More...
President Obama’s Missing Latino Senior Administration
January 10, 2013
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Update: U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solís resigned soon after this was published. She tweeted: ### Soon after President Obama’s re-election, rumors of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s replacement started flying. Mr. Obama settled on Massachusetts senior Senator John Kerry. Other Read More...