Tag Archives: Viviana Hurtado
Election 2012: The Mami Wars
May 1, 2012
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My friends call me Sah-rah Palín–the Latina Sarah Palin–because I am so critical of the “mainstream media” as it concerns the lack of diversity, especially at the decision-making level. The Mommy Wars debate reignited by Hilary Rosen‘s comment on CNN that Read More...
In Latina Magazine: Election 2012: Forever Young, or Not
April 27, 2012
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Desencanto–the profound disillusionment we feel when someone lets us down, when innocence is lost, when the rose-colored glasses or beer googles are yanked off. Latinos have felt this way about President Barack Obama for a while, as I have extensively Read More...
In Latina Magazine: Election 2012: Can the Republican Party Become a “Latino” Party?
April 26, 2012
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I was chatting with #TwitterBrotherFromAnotherMother since we may be teaming up on a voter registration drive/civic engagement effort and we got to talking about the big elefante político in the Election 2012 room. Is the GOP writing off Hispanics in November? Read More...
6 Minute Career Climb: Q & A with Crisis Queen, Author, & TV Show Inspiration Judy Smith
April 24, 2012
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Does anyone else hear the big clic when the Universe unlocks her abundance, when Diosito bathes you with goodness? That’s how I felt when I guest hosted NPR’s Tell Me More with Michel Martin when Michel was away. One of the many terrific Read More...
Time Magazine Listened to Me! The 2012 Time 100
April 20, 2012
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Last year I wrote a scathing Op-Ed criticizing Time Magazine for only including 3 Latinos (2 Latin Americans and 1 U.S. Hispanic) in the list of the world’s top 100 influencers. Click here to read Open Letter to Time Managing Editor Richard Stengel. Read More...
Why I Would NEVER Live with a Boyfriend Explained on NPR’s Tell Me More with Michel Martin
April 20, 2012
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That I feared the ¿qué dirán?–what will people say?–more for Mami than me is what barred me from ever committing a barbaridad of ill-repute that would prove all my tías in Colombia right about the perils of raising daughters a la americana. Then Read More...
Secret Service Sex Scandal Defense: Sofía Vergara Made Me Do It
April 18, 2012
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When Colombia’s extreme geo-political makeover as it hosted the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena was eclipsed by another national treasure–its Latina women, I knew to blame Sofía Vergara–you know who’s everywhere including Saturday Night Live, flatly delivering her line, “America Read More...
TMM Guest Host Day 1: Serious About Syria, Saving for Freelancers, Romney’s Woman & Latino Problema
April 13, 2012
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Until recently, I was always a generalist and in Washington, DC, this is a problem given that as a reporter, you need to own a beat–sources and stories to break news. So I focused on my passion and made it Read More...
