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Education: Is a College Degree a Path to Success or Debt Trap?
May 21, 2013
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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 choice to attend a four-year institution. So should Read More...
Education: Code Switching and Cultural Identity in the Classroom
May 14, 2013
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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. “You’re making a first impression,” his father counseled. 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...
Education: Are Latinas Too Dumb for College?
May 7, 2013
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Of course this sensationalist headline is wrong–Latinas are not too dumb for college. But if you look at the data, the numbers document an education gap that hurts our families, communities, and our country. Although Latinos with 16.5% of college enrollments are 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...
UPDATE: Republished in HuffPo! Republican Reformation: ¿GOP Out, In, or No-reach?
April 30, 2013
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Via tweets, emails, Republican friends, or smoke signals, I am getting the message that the GOP is more inclusive, indeed it is a new day. Why? In November of 2012, Republicans lost the White House largely because they lost Latinos and single women voters who rejected its Read More...
Career: Julie Chávez Rodríguez to Latinas, “¡Sí Se Puede!”
March 28, 2013
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When you are an ambitious and/or successful Latina, you are a role model no matter what. That’s because despite our consolidation of power as an economic and political bloc, a gap remains, especially in terms of educational and career achievement. Simply Read More...
The Wise Latina Club’s Viviana Hurtado Wins New Americano Award at SXSW
March 8, 2013
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When I started The Wise Latina Club more than two years ago, I never thought a blog primarily for Hispanic women to learn about politics and how to get involved in their communities would grow into a nationally recognized website, expanding Read More...
