Tag Archives: hispanic heritage month

What the Taco Bell Chihuahua Taught Me about Election 2012

September 14, 2012   6 Comments
tacobelldog

You could say that Hispanic Heritage Month (which is the only “celebration” that actually straddles two months–from mid-September to mid-October) started earlier with the Democratic and Republican National Conventions which I covered.  Rolling out San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro as  Read More...

A (Wise) Latina Meets THE Wise Latina

October 14, 2011   4 Comments
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Viviana Hurtado

Finally. I had the opportunity to meet HER. U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the original “Wise Latina,” as U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar noted, not at “our” Trader Joe’s (despite hours spent “studying” the sugar content  Read More...

HuffPo Latino Voices: Vistas: Mastering Your Origins

September 16, 2011   No Comments
Viviana Hurtado in Huffington Post Latino Voices Vistas

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...