LatinaLista — March, otherwise known as Women’s History Month, is celebrated by remembering how far women have come and where we’ve arrived today. Yet, not enough attention is paid to where we hope our daughters will be tomorrow. For many who are evaluating the job prospects of the future, job stability — which some argue…
Keeping the familia safe while ridding cucarachas & weeds calls for better choices in household chemicals
By Nicole Hernández Hammer LatinaLista As a child, I remember how happy my mother was when our cousin Panchito, a pest-control worker, would stop by our house and spray the house and yard for free. He’d come often and we’d walk with him and chat as he targeted all the usual bug-hiding places, and then…
Intrn’l Video: Poignant short, Elefante, creates a lasting lesson
LatinaLista — Even if the 9-minute Spanish short, “Elefante,” didn’t have English subtitles, the story is universal that simply the scenes and body language of the actors are enough to relay the story. A father, invisible to his children, his wife and his employers, wants more out of life than the rut in which he…
Young Latinas with eating disorders keeping pace with peers
LatinaLista — Drastic weight loss. Preoccupation with counting calories. The need to weigh yourself several times a day. Excessive exercise. Binge eating or purging. Food rituals, like taking tiny bites, skipping food groups or re-arranging food on the plate. Avoiding meals or only wanting to eat alone. Taking laxatives or diuretics. Smoking to curb appetite.…
Video: Time-lapse filmmaker unlocks key to a beauty that inspires gratitude
LatinaLista — Louie Schwartzberg is a cinematographer, photographer, filmmaker and — grateful. His work of the past 30 years of shooting time-lapse photography has opened a door into Nature that before Schwartzberg, and his peers, no one had the key to unlock. Now, everyone has the privilege of seeing beauty that has always existed but…
Video: Actor Esai Morales takes Hollywood and Latinos to task
LatinaLista — It’s easy to blame Hollywood for the lack of Latino representation in film and television. And while “Hollywood” does bear the blame for not showcasing Latino talent that is more in line with the rising demographic, so too must Latinos be accountable, according to popular La Bamba actor Esai Morales. In the featured…