Fitness: Build Muscle Anywhere with a Resistance Band
Can’t make it to the gym? Take it with you! Resistance bands are lightweight and fit easily in your purse for a total body workout anytime, anywhere. Elastic strips designed to help More »
Salud: Angelina Jolie’s Medical Decision and a Latina Guide to Breast Health
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 More »
Immigration Markup: TWLC’s Viviana Hurtado on MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts Show
What happens when Senators tack on 300+ amendments to the immigration bill? You have a lengthy mark-up process that continues for weeks. This is a good thing. The so-called Gang of Eight More »
Education: Code Switching and Cultural Identity in the Classroom
A former co-worker of mine used to tell a story about how his father forced him to wear a suit on move-in day of his freshman year of college. It was 2004. More »
UPDATE: Re-published in HuffPo! Latino IQ Quiz: Does the GOP Hate Hispanics? a) Yes b) No c) Maybe d) Can You Repeat?
This rhetorical question has a clear answer in my head–no. But the rhetoric during last year’s Republican primaries and the election, as well as Congress’ current immigration bill debate, is sending a message to Latinos More »
Meatless Monday: Spinach and Mushroom Crêpes
When you cook healthy food, you eat healthy food. I invest in my students’ health by teaching them to make nutritious and sabroso meals. ¿What’s on the menu in my classroom? Crêpes! (Mais oui!–But of More »
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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Things: A Reflection on Cesar Chavez’s Legacy
March 28, 2012
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“The job of a leader is to make ordinary people do extraordinary things.” Nowadays it’s hard to remember this. You think you need gobs of dólares à la Mitt Romney or Barack Obama, proving that today, a leader’s electability is tied Read More...
Are Latinos Racist? TWLC’s Viviana Hurtado on NPR’s Tell Me More with Michel Martin Talks About Trayvon Martin’s Killing
March 23, 2012
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Are only white people racistas? Do blacks “own” a form of racism: reverse racism? Is it “ironic” (lamest use of this word I read in the blogosphere) that George Zimmerman, the self-appointed, unauthorized-by-the-subdivision, one-man-neighborhood-watch vigilante who shot and killed 17 Read More...
On Sirius XM’s P.O.T.U.S Radio: No Latino Vote
March 20, 2012
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¿Que quééé? Yup, heard me right. There is no Latino vote. Think about it. More than 50 million Hispanics call America home and although we’re concentrated in Florida, California, Texas, and New York, we’re actually everywhere. Even in the “unlikeliest” Read More...
In Latina Magazine: Election 2012: Mitt Romney’s Latino Problem?
March 15, 2012
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“¡Psst! Los republicanos don’t like Latinos, ¿no?” “Pues you’re wrong. I’m conservadora. It’s just the candidates want to be Presidente and they’re trying to get there by making the Tea Party happy.” The tiki tiki on the streets since the debates started is that the Read More...
Updated! Election 2012 Goes to los Perros Picked up by Huffington Post Latino Voices
March 13, 2012
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Kinda nice to have this original picked up by the Huffington Post Latino Voices! Click here to read in HPLV, plus comments from cyberspace… …or keep reading… For you conspiracy theorists who think Gail Collins must secretly be on the Obama 2012 Read More...
In Latina Magazine: What Super Tuesday Means for Latino Voters
March 9, 2012
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“Yo Decido” got many in a tizzy because Time Magazine with this particular Election 2012 cover focused on the importance of the Latino vote. Except me. This cover got it wrong. Firstly, the 2010 U.S Census clearly states that our community’s demographic Read More...
Rush Limbaugh Said the “P” Word: TWLC’s Viviana Hurtado on NPR’s Tell Me More with Michel Martin
March 8, 2012
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I “gave up” swearing for Lent. Not that I’m a potty mouth. But when I’ve worked hours on a blog post just to see it ¡poof! I wish my first reaction was, ¡Blessed Virgen María of God! When it comes Read More...
In Fox News Latino: Rick Santorum: Faith and Razón
March 6, 2012
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Dumb and Dumber. Nah…I’m not singlin’ ‘out a part. candidate. + during primary silly season, combined with our 24/7 media culture, you take what presidential nominee hopefuls say as seriously as a Kim Kardashian wedding. Thing is, Latino educational underachievement Read More...