ShareI’ve talked about this before on my other blog, Bilingual in the Boonies. My husband thinks I am way much more fun in Spanish-speaking countries — and that includes Miami.
I agree with him.
It is …

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When I saw this video, Latina Role Model, by the artist Maya Escobar, it did for me what she intended:  Made me think hard about the ways I am seen and the ways I …

ShareMy grandmother, a force not to be messed with, did not allow us to speak English inside her house. She wanted us to be bilingual and always said: “En la escuela ingles. En mi …

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I have dunked my body in the turquoise waters of the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. Moments of personal Bliss and “All is right with the World” that I look back to when I need …

ShareOne of the things that I love about having two cultures is that I think it’s easier for me to add or change up traditions a bit.
For example, we no longer celebrate 3 Kings …

ShareOne by one, each family arrives.   Some juggling diaper bags and babies, others carrying pies or cases of drinks.
Of course, they don’t knock.  There is no need.  They are my family which means this …

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My father says that if you walked up to anyone in his tiny Cuban hometown and asked for El …

ShareDo you have the Monday Morning Blahs? I confess that I do.
But I also have the perfect cure…

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ShareI got a press announcement recently about a new parenting book, and some very good tips from the author: “5 Ways to Raise a ‘Good Enough’ Child.”
Among them: Let your child have his true …

ShareCorporate CEOs, marketers and advertisers are atwitter about reaching Latinos online. You probably already know the stats and the whys, but the most honest reason: Dinero.
We have it, they want it.
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And, in the interest …