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The Treasured Memory
April 30, 2012 – 7:08 am | 21 Comments

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 …

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Dubi Dubi Dos and Don’ts (Video)
October 6, 2010 – 1:12 am | 6 Comments
Dubi Dubi Dos and Don’ts (Video)

Ed. Note: Welcome to Hair Week on the Tiki Tiki! We’re talking all sorts of hair issues — cutting it off, straightening it, loving it, being frustated by it…Let’s pretend we’re in a salon and …

Marta Meets the Brazilian Blowout (Video)
October 5, 2010 – 4:39 am | 21 Comments
Marta Meets the Brazilian Blowout (Video)

Ed. Note: Welcome to Hair Week on the Tiki Tiki! We’re talking all sorts of hair issues — cutting it off, straightening it, loving it, being frustated by it…Let’s pretend we’re in a salon and …

So, I Cut Off All My Hair (Video)
October 4, 2010 – 4:20 am | 25 Comments
So, I Cut Off All My Hair (Video)

Ed. Note: Welcome to Hair Week on the Tiki Tiki! We’re talking all sorts of hair issues — cutting it off, straightening it, loving it, being frustated by it…Let’s pretend we’re in a salon and …

Good Enough
September 30, 2010 – 7:36 am | 12 Comments
Good Enough

A few short years ago, you would not have found me in many pictures.
In fact, aside from Christmas card photos or group photos, you’d be hard pressed to find me represented in the …

Coming Up: Hair Week or I Am What I Am
September 29, 2010 – 11:59 am | One Comment

Have you heard little Willow Smith’s new song? I Whip My Hair? It’s weirdly catchy and maybe a pretty good theme song for our upcoming Hair Week on the Tiki Tiki!
Yes, we’re talking pelo. Pelo …

Happy Hispanic Stereotype Month
September 22, 2010 – 8:55 am | 35 Comments
Happy Hispanic Stereotype Month

I may start walking around with fruit on my head.
I may start wearing tacones — and only tacones — to the grocery.
I may start calling my husband Papito, but only if he promises to call …

Finding the Mami Perspective
September 17, 2010 – 7:52 am | 4 Comments
Finding the Mami Perspective

Editor’s note: This essay is one of a 3-part series of parenting essays in this week’s Tiki Tiki.
By Monica Olivera Hazelton
The other day, una amiga shared this New York Magazine article with a group of …

Relinquishing Control
September 15, 2010 – 7:22 am | 7 Comments
Relinquishing Control

Editor’s note: This essay is one of a 3-part series of parenting essays in this week’s Tiki Tiki.
by Tracy López
Before I had children, I was laid back, relaxed, a “go with the flow” type of person. …

I blinked.
September 13, 2010 – 12:28 am | 21 Comments
I blinked.

Ed. Note: This is the first in a three-column Parenting series on the Tiki Tiki this week. Click here to learn more about upcoming posts.
I don’t know if you know this about me, but I …

The Tiki Tiki Media Kit: The Outtakes
September 1, 2010 – 8:45 am | 2 Comments
The Tiki Tiki Media Kit: The Outtakes

So, all the Blog Stars have one…a Media Kit. It is a fancy — or simple — document that tells potential advertisers all about the web site, the publishers, the demographics of its amazing and …