Condor Musings By now, many of us have heard that the body that carried our People’s Poet, Pablo Neruda, was exhumed on April 8, 2013 from his home grave at Isla Negra. This is an occurrence that has left me with a feeling I can best describe as melancholy; triste. In it, I find hints [...]
Latina Cubicle Confidential™- Citizenship and Your Career
By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ According to the Pew Hispanic Research Center two-thirds of legal Mexican immigrants have not become citizens. It means that 5.4 million immigrants who could enjoy the benefits of citizenship have not completed the process. The rate of naturalization for legal Mexican immigrants is 36%–one of the lowest [...]
Republicans Care About Climate Change
By Dominique Browning Mom’s Clean Air Force My pal Tina Beattie and I talk a lot about what it means to be a Republican who is deeply concerned about climate change. Tina is a founding member of the Moms Clean Air Force’s Leadership Circle, and also the Chair of ConservAmerica; the president, Rob Sisson, is [...]
Filmmaker travels the United States documenting abandoned homes: An Interview with Eve Morgenstern
By Katia Savchuk polis Photographer and filmmaker Eve Morgenstern has been travelling throughout the United States documenting abandoned homes — monuments to the human impacts of financial crisis. Her “Facades of Crises” photographic series recently appeared at the Bildmuseet in Sweden. She also makes videos on the aftermath of foreclosure for the Department of Housing [...]
Condor Book Tours to Partner with Latina Lista
Condor Musings Over the last several years Condor has been honored to have the premiere news site for English-speaking Latin@s, Latina Lista as one of our steadfast supporters. Whether reviewing for us when we are promoting Latin@ authors and books, or just with friendly support and comments through social media, Latina Lista is a professional [...]
Latinas Have High Cervical Cancer Rates, But Prevention is Possible
By SaludToday Cervical cancer is the most preventable of all female cancers. However, Hispanic women have the highest rates of cervical cancer in the United States. Of every 100,000 U.S. women, about 11 Hispanic women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, compared to only seven non-Hispanic women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [...]
