Tag Archives: Latina
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...
SLIDESHOW: The Faces of the Great Immigration Debate: Holy Week Reflection on Latino Evangelicals
March 26, 2013
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As the push for comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) geared up at the beginning of 2013, the mainstream media began incorrectly reporting evangelical support, as if this was new. Perhaps for white Christians. But many in the Hispanic religious community for Read More...
Meatless Monday: Sweet Potato Tacos Recipe
March 25, 2013
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The go-to food in mi casa? ¡Tacos! How about replacing the meat with sweet potato for a great veggie taco on Meatless Monday? Not used to vegetable-based meals? Don’t let that stop you! Any change to a routine can feel intimidating at first. In 3 Ways Read More...
Fitness: 4 Ways to Spin Your (Bike) Wheels
March 22, 2013
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I want to get outside and stay active now that the days are longer and warmer. Biking is a great way to do both. This weekend I skipped the bus and used a bicycle to run errands around town. 45 minutes later, Read More...
Wordless Wednesday/Miércoles Mudo: Cuban Dissident Blogger Yoani Sánchez
March 20, 2013
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On a three month world wide tour, dissident Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez who writes Generación Y spoke at the libertarian think tank the Cato Institute in Washington, DC. For this Wordless Wednesday or Miércoles Mudo post, I show photographs snapped Read More...
3 Ways to Make Meatless Monday Part of Your Diet
March 18, 2013
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If meat is missing from the menu at restaurants, schools, homes, even hospitals that’s because it’s Meatless Monday. Meatless Monday is an international movement that encourages not eating meat one day a week. First promoted by the U.S. government during World War I to conserve Read More...
UPDATE: Published in Latina Magazine! Meet New Congressman Joaquín Castro
March 15, 2013
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Capital Hill, Washington, DC I put in the interview request for Texas Democratic Congressman Joaquín Castro soon after he was elected in November–before he had office space and when his bare bones staff was still communicating on Gmail. I keep checking. Read More...
Fitness: Defend yourself with Krav Maga
March 14, 2013
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One in three women will be a victim of violence in her lifetime, according to the United Nations. Do you have the skills to protect yourself? Krav Maga will give you a workout and prepare you to fight back. Krav Maga is Read More...
