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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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Giveaway: Bilingual, Spanish Alphabet Learning Cards
October 1, 2009 – 8:29 am | 14 Comments
Giveaway: Bilingual, Spanish Alphabet Learning Cards

Congratulations to the winner of the alphabet cards: Alejandra. Thanks to all of you for participating.
Please note: Ingenio is celebrating Hispanic Heritage month by offering 15% off all toys & games at Amazon.com until Oct …

Giveaway: Child’s Bilingual Toy Laptop
September 15, 2009 – 7:53 am | 15 Comments
Giveaway: Child’s Bilingual Toy Laptop

Mami2Mommy is the laptop giveaway winner! Congratulations and thanks to all of you who played along.
Please note: Ingenio is celebrating Hispanic Heritage month by offering 15% off all toys & games at Amazon.com until Oct …

Giveaway: Bilingual North American Map Puzzle
September 8, 2009 – 6:35 am | 15 Comments
Giveaway: Bilingual North American Map Puzzle

In my bilingual house in the boonies of Tennessee, we have instilled in our 5-year-old that her learning, and her living, happens in two languages. We have spoken, read, sung, watched, yelled, soothed in Spanish …

Menu Monday – Quick and easy. I mean it.
August 10, 2009 – 11:26 am | One Comment
Menu Monday – Quick and easy. I mean it.

Do you ever find yourself picking up those mini cookbooks at the checkout line in the grocery store?
You know the ones. The titles always promise “quick and easy.” But (and you can just trust me …

America Libre Book Giveaway – and the winners are….
August 1, 2009 – 8:38 am | 2 Comments
America Libre Book Giveaway – and the winners are….

You remember the contest we had to giveaway Raul Ramos y Sanchez‘s book, America Libre?
Well, we had the drawing as promised and have chosen five lucky winners.
Congratulations to the winners of  new book, America Libre.
Thanks …

Weekend Link Love
July 17, 2009 – 8:58 am | One Comment
Weekend Link Love

Summer has finally made it’s arrival!  Hopefully you’ll be enjoying the beach or a BBQ with friends.  For those moments you sneak inside to cool off, here are some refreshing links.

Our family’s summer is filled …

America Libre: A Book Giveaway
July 15, 2009 – 6:59 am | 22 Comments
America Libre: A Book Giveaway

The new book by Raul Ramos y Sanchez, America Libre, details a world we don’t want to live in, an imagined future we do not want to see, but one that doesn’t really sound that far-fetched …

Latino Documentary, Definition and J.Lo’s nina
June 1, 2009 – 7:15 am | No Comment
Latino Documentary, Definition and J.Lo’s nina

Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s ethnicity and her Supreme Court nomination have made louder the question of “Who is Hispanic?” The Pew Hispanic Center just published a report detailing the Census Bureau’s definition. It is great reading:
“One approach defines …

Changes, Chismes and Contests
May 29, 2009 – 4:52 am | No Comment
Changes, Chismes and Contests

We’re looking more like those iconic Benetton ads. New population figures show people of multiracial background are the fastest-growing group in the United States. 
From the Associated Press: 
“The number of multiracial people rose 3.4 percent last …

Latino Book Month giveaway: Winners announced
May 15, 2009 – 10:24 am | 48 Comments
Latino Book Month giveaway: Winners announced

We are hosting a Latino Book Month giveaway to thank you for stopping by and offering your feedback on our new blog, a rinconcito for all of us.