Category: Linking Latinas
Forget what’s your sign. What’s your dosha?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 [...]
