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Forget what’s your sign. What’s your dosha?
Published on 3 Jan, 2012 at 12:09 in General, Health, Linking Latinas | Viewed 376 times | 2 Comments
By Deborah Charnes Latina Lista I happen to love broccoli, kale and brussel sprouts. My mother couldn’t stand them. It turns out, some people have different taste buds, and for many people, vegetables like broccoli can be extremely bitter. I eat these three greens like candy. While I never particularly had a sweet tooth, as
One Latina defies critics and creates Lazy Girl Tamales
Published on 29 Dec, 2011 at 13:42 in Linking Latinas | Viewed 516 times | No Comments
By Darlene Tenes CasaQ Okay, let’s talk about those Lazy Girl tamales. Many of you saw the article in the Mercury News that had a picture of my mom, sister and I making tamales entitled The ‘Lazy Girl’s Tamales’ mess with Latino tradition, which isn’t all that traditional, anyway.. Yes, I thought it was a
USA: “Hermanaly” advice for the first day of college
By Jenn Sanchez LatinaLista When I left El Paso for the University of Texas at Austin in the spring of 1995, I was the first person in my family to leave for college. I also was one of a handful of students of my high school’s graduating class of 300 to leave home. My parents
Bolivia: A hidden treasure in the salt flats of Uyuni could liberate Bolivia from poverty
Published on 22 Jul, 2011 at 22:52 in Environment, Global Views, Linking Latinas | Viewed 230 times | No Comments
By Angie Washington LatinaLista UYUNI, BOLIVIA – Who can resist the thrill of a treasure hunt? Be it on the big screen or in the bindings of a pirate adventure book, the timeless idea of buried treasure captivates the imagination. Here in Bolivia the hidden stash takes a non-traditional form. Instead of pirates hunting gold, pearls
Venezuela: Hometown designer makes his mark on international fashion stage
Published on 21 Jul, 2011 at 22:28 in Linking Latinas | Viewed 222 times | No Comments
By Jennifer Barreto-Leyva LatinaLista CARACAS — Venezuelan native and fashion designer, Angel Sanchez, believes every woman should have a little black dress. It’s a message that he shared during the recent sneak peek showing of his line, “Angel for Angel Sanchez” at the main fashion event of Central America’s Fashion Week Panama 2011. Twenty-two different
Bolivia: Improving the Race
Published on 8 Jun, 2011 at 0:23 in Culture, Diversity, Global Views, Linking Latinas | Viewed 226 times | No Comments
By Angie Washington LatinaLista COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA — One arm balanced my chubby baby on my hip. The other flagged down a taxi. I crawled in and adjusted my cooing bundle on my lap. The taxi driver started in with the usual round of questions that most Bolivians have for this blue-eyed lady. My answers satisfied
Peru: An election countdown to change and social unrest
Published on 26 May, 2011 at 1:30 in Global Views, Linking Latinas, Politics | Viewed 230 times | No Comments
By M. Isabel Guerra LatinaLista LIMA, PERU — June 5th is the scheduled date for the second round of voting in Peru’s presidential elections. Polls indicate that the percentage of distance between the two candidates, Keiko Fujimori (Fuerza 2011) and Ollanta Humala (Gana Peru) has increased a bit, breaking their previous virtual tie. There now
Bolivia: Teaching children to move beyond asking to be pitied towards showing compassion
Published on 21 May, 2011 at 1:32 in Children, Education, Global Views, Linking Latinas, Parenting, Philanthropy, Youth | Viewed 162 times | No Comments
By Angie Washington Latina Lista COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA — Pity is the lazy cousin of compassion. A small girl sits on a swing. Not a week has passed since she was removed from an abusive situation and put in the orphanage. Her feet are covered in sores. She must be carried from place to place. One
Guatemala: Massacre of defenseless farmers leaves nation shaken
Published on 21 May, 2011 at 1:30 in Global Views, Government, Linking Latinas | Viewed 220 times | No Comments
By Mayra Beltrán de Daetz LatinaLista.net GUATEMALA — The front pages of all the newspapers in Guatemala on May 16, 2011, carried news about the murders of at least 29 farmers. The horrendous crime happened on a farm named Los Cocos, in La Libertad, Petén. According to investigators from the Public Ministry, everything indicates that
Mexico: True social revolution comes with knowing how to use the Internet
Published on 9 Apr, 2011 at 1:55 in Global Views, Linking Latinas, Online, Technology, Youth | Viewed 115 times | 1 Comment
By Martha Ramos LatinaLista MEXICO: I have a teenage daugther. Of course, she feels she is invincible. She doesn’t need mom’s protection any more; she can make the world spin around. I, on the other hand, look around in search for answers to my many questions: What should I do? How do I handle her
