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A Latina Never Forgets…her First Flan
It could be argued, I did not fully embrace my Cuban-American identity until I made my first flan.
I was around 28, un poco vieja for a Cuban kid from Miami …
Keeping the Resolution to Connect
On most evenings before tuck-in now in 2012, my daughter and I sit on her bed, open a fat, blank book and list our “Gratitude and Goals.”
Simple gratitude for the day …
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Have you seen all those funny videos “Shit White Girls Say to Black Girls“; “Shit Spanish Girls Say?”; “Shit Gay Southern Guys Say?”
How about “Shit Salvadorans Say” …
So, NBA star Michael Jordan announced an engagement to Yvette Prieto, a pretty Cubanita model from Miami he’s been dating for three years
My first thought was, “Welcome to la Familia, Michael.”
My second was: “Ay, madre. Cubans! …
Folkloric Beliefs for Susto and Other Ailments
By Angela Fregoso
Let me curar you of “Susto.”
Hay mi’ja tiendes “Susto!”
Is Susto some kind of a disease? No, this is a comment you often heard from your grandmother or …
During this time of year, when we make our lists, assess our lives, set our goals, I have decided to focus on what I have come to call a “soft resolution.”
A soft resolution is one …

Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad y Propero New Year!
Asi, all Spanglish.
We’re about to slow down over here a little bit to concentrate on making Christmas magic with an 8-year-old. Like, do you love our gingerbread house, …
Magical in My Memory
My brother and I sat on the thin carpet, mouths open, eyes wide, giggling with our fingers in our mouths. It was Christmas Eve, and my entire family was sitting around our …
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By Bohemian Babushka
“Si-i-lent Night, Ho-o-ly Night. All is calm, All is bright…”
As a child I remember being enchanted and entranced …
Can a Puppy Fix your Bio Clock?
By Cynthia Martinez
Stereotypically speaking, there might be something wrong with me. I am nearing my 29th birthday, and I don’t have eight kids yet…I don’t even have one.
The best …
