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Growing up Cuban, the concept of Mother’s Day was like a secular High Holy Day (Wait! Is that an oxymoron?) to celebrate the woman who cooked and cleaned and kissed skinned knees and kept the …
Baby Morphing with William Levy
So, a couple weeks ago, I was in the grocery store line and saw the gloriously beautiful Salma Hayek on the cover of Lucky magazine.
My first thought was: “Salma and William …
A Favorite Bedtime Story
I often wonder about what my children will remember from their childhood.
Any sweet memories I have of being little all involve my abuela. My grandmother is the one who raised me and …
OK, if we’re talking about wanting bilingual toys for our kids, let me say this:
This Latina mom definitely looked for bilingual toys and dolls, but did ban the daughter’s grandparents from buying la nena a …
My Sunday paper alerted me to an upcoming photo exhibit in Nashville of images from the new photography book, Old Havana: Spirit of the Living City by Chip Cooper and Nestor Marti.
Published by the University …
Why Latinos are Late
Is it true? What they say about Hispanic Time? You know the joke: What time is it when a Latino arrives? Late o’clock.
If you are Latino, if you have friends who are …
Aretes at Birth
When did you get your ears pierced?
Mine were done at 2-months, in a doctor’s office. He pushed the earring right through my tender lobes.
My daughter’s ears were pierced at 4-months, by her pediatrician, …
French Parenting Advice
I first heard about the book, Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman from a journalist friend, Liz, who recently moved with her husband and …
Hot Latina Stereotypes
So, Latina hotness, cultural norms, professional dress and Hispanic stereotype are all out there right now, inspired by one very tight red dress at the Super Bowl Media Day.
Inside the mini-dress was Mexican …
Latina Like JLo
On my last birthday, a friend gave me a wonderful pair of earrings. I was grateful and appreciative that she thought of me and remembered my love of earrings when she came across …
