Education: Is a College Degree a Path to Success or Debt Trap?
Chicas, let me give you some sound advice: if you don’t have to, don’t go to college. As the default rate on student loans increases at an alarming rate, students are reconsidering their More »
Angelina Jolie Inspired Meatless Monday: 7 Cancer Fighting Foods
Angelina Jolie‘s decision to undergo a double mastectomy to decrease her risk of breast cancer sends an important message to Latinas: we can make choices to reduce our own risk of cancer. I know this very well. Breast More »
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 »
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HuffPo Latino Voices: Vistas: Mastering Your Origins
September 16, 2011
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This week Huffington Post Latino Voices asked me to answer the question: “Which is the one Latino cultural trait you most want to see preserved and handed down to future generations?” My answer exists in dialogue with those of six other Read More...
TWLC’s Viviana Hurtado “Speaky the Spanish” on NPR’s “Tell Me More with Michel Martin”
September 16, 2011
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I did the sign of the cross–en el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo–and prayed that Manhattan would not break off and sink into the Atlantic Ocean, that my house in DC would not be ripped from Read More...
TWLC’s Viviana Hurtado on Univisión’s “Al Punto con Jorge Ramos”
September 9, 2011
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In my house, we watch Meet the Press and Al Punto con Jorge Ramos, Univisión’s public affairs show (of course, I’m a big policy dork who channel surfs to catch glimpses of the other programs). Why? Because on the other Read More...
UPDATE: “The Day Everything Changed” Published in HuffPo Latino Voices
September 9, 2011
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Days before the ten year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, I walked through airport security at Miami International. Instinctively, I kicked off my strappy sandals. I furiously stuffed 6 ounce bottles of beauty lotions and potions into a Read More...
HuffPo Latino Voices: Open Letter to Barack Obama: Mr. President, Three Plays to Score a Jobs Golazo
September 9, 2011
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Dear Mr. President, Thursday night’s “jobs” speech is one of your most important: you must convince anxious and increasingly skeptical Americans that your plan will create employment and stimulate the flatlining economy toward recovery–and away from recession. Failing to do Read More...
HuffPo Latino Voices–Vistas: “Illegal” or ‘Undocumented?”
September 4, 2011
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Latino $1 trillion dollar buying power. U.S. Census confirms Hispanics are the #1 minority–and growing. These are just some of the facts I call “Happy Talk” as I blog in the post “Our America.” Corporations are scrambling to secure a Read More...
HuffPo Latino Voices: Why This “Colombiana” Is Going to Watch Colombiana
August 31, 2011
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National Public Radio’s “Tell Me More” invited me to appear on the “Beauty Shop” which I blog about in “TWLC’s Viviana Hurtado on NPR’s “Tell More More” with Michel Martin.” Like “Barber Shop,” the end-of-the-show segment is modeled after the Read More...
TWLC’s Viviana Hurtado on NPR’s “Tell More More” with Michel Martin
August 26, 2011
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I should check the TWLC inbox on a regular basis (emails are supposed to go to TWLC’s gmail account but don’t. I am the IT dept. of the operation. ’Nuf said). That’s where I got an invitation to be on Read More...