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Eulogy to a Maid
July 30, 2012
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What a bad week for Americana–we lost Sally Ride, the first woman astronaut in space as I write about in Gay Sally Ride: ¿Y Qué? to cancer. Then Sherman Hemsley passed of “natural causes” in his El Paso, Texas home. ¿Quién? Read More...
Espanglish No Existe Says a National Humanities Medalist
July 29, 2012
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News out of Spain rocked the world, with huge implications in the U.S. Nah, not the horrible news of that European country’s financial mess or the projected 25% unemployment rate. Rather, in the archane world of philology or the study Read More...
Gay Sally Ride–¿Y Qué?
July 27, 2012
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When the first woman in space died, the spotlight quickly turned from her significant professional accomplishments to her sexual orientation. The website for her foundation Sally Ride Science “outed” her with the note that Dr. Ride is survived by her Read More...
Should Gun Control Become a Campaign Issue?
July 26, 2012
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The senseless violence in Aurora, Colorado after James Holmes allegedly shot and killed twelve movie goers there for a midnight premier of The Dark Knight Rises has many Americans calling for drastically tighter gun laws. Except President Obama and likely Read More...
A White House 20 de julio
July 23, 2012
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Throughout the world, 20 de julio or Colombian Independence from Spain is celebrated by dancing to cumbia and vallenato, toasting with our moonshine–aguardiente, as well as savoring delicacies like beef empanadas or patties, patacón pisao or fried plaintains, and arepas–corn Read More...
Election 2012: George Lopez v. Sheriff Joe Arpaio Missed Opportunity
July 19, 2012
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When George Lopez in his HBO special went on an “f” word rapid-fire tirade after “getting political”, many of us didn’t get upset because our culture has desensitized us to this kind of language. Whether it’s a live comedy performance Read More...
My First Wordless Wednesday or Miércoles Mudo: How did a Latino News Show Become a Slur?
July 18, 2012
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This is a first for The Wise Latina Club–participating in a staple of the blogosphere–a meme where millions post a picture with no words on Wednesday–hence Wordless Wednesday or Miércoles mudo en español–because the photo speaks for itself, plus readers’ interpretations. Here Read More...
‘hood Tips from a Wise Latina to THE Wise Latina
July 16, 2012
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I guarantee you that when I moved to the U Street area of Washington, DC, articles were not written, Tweets and Facebook messages did not zip back and forth in el ciberespacio, and friends and strangers didn’t email psst, we Read More...