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Salud: Angelina Jolie’s Medical Decision and a Latina Guide to Breast Health
May 17, 2013
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Latinas should learn from Angelina Jolie’s decision to undergo a double mastectomy because of a high chance of developing cancer due to her family history which she reveals in a recent op-ed piece in the New York Times. The American Cancer Society predicts more than 200,000 new cases Read More...
Next Gen Feminista Friday: Mother’s Day Lesson from Mami
May 10, 2013
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My mother sat on my bed and listened patiently as I described every. single. detail. I was fifteen, burrowed under my comforter, and surrounded by tissues when I heard a light tapping on the door. “Hey, you okay?” My ears perked up when I Read More...
Next Gen Feminista Friday: Dartmouth (and everyone else), Listen to the Protesters
May 3, 2013
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“Dude, if we don’t get out of here soon we’re totally gonna get raped.” The two guys behind me were scrambling, along with everyone else who was underage, to get out of the house when they heard the sirens of police Read More...
A Latina Newbie Teacher Makes the Case for Teaching
May 2, 2013
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“Those that can’t do, teach.” What does that even mean? The fact that this saying exists in our society is a problem in itself. I deferred my acceptance into law school to accept a job, through the organization Teach for America, as an elementary school teacher at one Read More...
Feminista Friday: Confessions of a Next Gen Feminista
April 26, 2013
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“Wow, you don’t look like a feminist.” I immediately look up from sipping my drink: “What do you mean?” I was barely tolerating the conversation and now found myself a bit intrigued. He did a nervous, quick scan of my Read More...
“Disgusted” and “Disappointed”: Newtown Shooting Victim’s Sister Carlee Soto to the Senate
April 23, 2013
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The younger sister of Vicki Soto, one of the Newtown, Connecticut shooting victims, had powerful words for the U.S. Senate last week after a crucial gun control legislation vote requiring background checks failed. Speaking on CNN, Carlee Soto expressed what millions Read More...
UPDATE: Re-published in HuffPo: Boston Bombings: How to Conquer Fear
April 16, 2013
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I had no reason to be anxious on April 15th. My taxes were taken care of by my papis‘ longtime accountant Mr. Patel. The Twitter party I was organizing for Latinas for Latino Literature with Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz was Read More...
VIDEO: ¿César-Chávez-Google-Doodle-Easter-Non-troversy?
April 2, 2013
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I normally stay away–far away–from “link bait“–internet stories that are so outrageous, they exist to stir up trouble and clicks, such as the current controversy over the Easter Sunday Google Doodle, not featuring a risen Jesus Christ, but César Chávez. Read More...