Articles tagged with: Cuban-American
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 …
¿Donde va el Acento?
So, listen.
I’ve got a new day job. I’m hanging at a Latino nonprofit in Nashville. Doing PR and communications. My new role calls on me to write in Spanish. For native Spanish-speakers.
Me …
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 …
‘Bic Baporu’ Fixes All
Memories of childhood winter colds: The Vicks rub down, followed by a tissue placed on my chest.
Vicks Vaporub– or bic baporu – and colds — they just go together, si? I just …
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 …
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OK, we are a little bit addicted to these Things People Say videos on YouTube, and watching them has brought up stuff people have said to me and …
Questions of Race and Ethnicity
There are more people living in the one Miami subdivision where my parents live than in the whole of my little town outside of Nashville, Tennessee.
And except for the nice family …
So, NBA star Michael Jordan announced an engagement to Yvette Prieto, a pretty Cubanita model from Miami he’s been dating for three years
My first thought was, “Welcome to la Familia, Michael.”
My second was: “Ay, madre. Cubans! …
Click the headline link to see the YouTube video of Mi Burrito Sabanero and hear the lyrics.
By Bohemian Babushka
“Si-i-lent Night, Ho-o-ly Night. All is calm, All is bright…”
As a child I remember being enchanted and entranced …
Sometimes, hearing stories and studies about bilingualism and bilingual education make me want to bang my big fat cabeza against a wall. A thick wall. Even when the stories and studies are praising the value …
