Articles tagged with: Contributor
By Lisa Quinones-Fontanez
I will never forget the day I came across the book that would change my literary life. I was in my college bookstore, buying textbooks when the title caught me by surprise: When …
By Madelyn of KarmaFree Cooking
Some people might find it hard to believe that a Latina can be a vegetarian for 10+ years. Eradicating meat from my diet as a way to eat more healthfully was …
Ed. note: In honor of today’s 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game enjoy this story of devotion y beisbol.
by Jennifer Ramόn-Dover
In the spring of 1981, the baseball world was taken by storm by a phenomenally …
This essay is part of the series, Accepting the Self: Latinas on Body Image. For links to the full series, please read the introduction.
By Maria Aquilino
Confessions of a recovering pastelito de guayaba addict! Growing …
Ed. Note: This essay is part of the series, Accepting the Self: Latinas on Body Image. To enjoy the full series, please read the introduction.
By Tracy López
I’m in paradise, poolside at one of the …
This essay is part of the series, Accepting the Self: Latinas on Body Image. To enjoy the full series, please read the introduction.
By Amanda Dufau
For the last two years, I’ve worked at an eating disorder …
Ed. Note: These essays are part of the series, Accepting the Self: Latinas on Body Image. To enjoy the full series, please read the introduction.
A Mother and Daughter on being Flacas
Mami Dice:
By Eva Smith
I was …
Ed. Note: This essay is part of the series, Accepting the Self: Latinas on Body Image. To enjoy the full series, please read the introduction.
If women were to be asked the question, “Would you like …
This essay is part of the series, Accepting the Self: Latinas on Body Image. To enjoy the full series, please read the introduction.
By Sujeiry Gonzalez
Donning my over-sized GEM t-shirt and lime green tights, I …
Ed. Note: This essay is part of the series, Accepting the Self: Latinas on Body Image. To enjoy the full series, please read the introduction.
By Yoly Ovalle
I have high self-esteem for being a fat chick.
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