Category: Women
Latinas benefit from new body image video campaign that encourages women to “Love Your Body”
LatinaLista — Body image is an important issue for anyone who cares about their looks. For Latinas and those ethnicities who are more naturally endowed than others, body image can be a frustrating reality. On the one hand, popular media and fashion houses dictate beauty to be rather blah with no curves allowed on the [...]
Juarez artist draws on the violence and heartache of her city to produce unique exhibit
LatinaLista — Juarez may literally be under siege these days by drug cartels that would like to stifle any kind of expression, whether it be from the people, the news media or the artists. One Juarez artist, Gilda Lorena Martínez, refuses to cease expressing herself the best way she knows how, though in the last [...]
Women’s pro-football in San Antonio?
By Angela Covo La Prensa SAN ANTONIO — Rebecca Garza is the only Latina woman in the world who completely owns a pro-sports franchise team. And she wants to bring it to San Antonio. More than that, Garza is building a dynasty. Sitting with her in a quiet Starbucks, the entrepreneur exudes warmth and an [...]
New campaign launched during Fashion Week raises awareness of the plight of returning female veterans
LatinaLista — There are more than 1.8 million women veterans — the highest number in American history. Yet, resources and support services for these women when they return to civilian life after being deployed remains insufficient and inefficient. These women, who leave their children, spouses and families behind, to serve in some of the most [...]
Free new e-book targets Latinas with inspirational stories and advice
LatinaLista — What do you get when you ask some successful Latinas their professional insights on subjects near and dear to their hearts? In this case, you get a new E-book titled The New Latina Guide to a Fabulous 2011 Year! The brainchild of New Latina founder, Angelica Perez-Litwin, the e-book features inspirational insights and [...]
Teaching ESL abroad creates new opportunities for adventure for one Latina abuela
LatinaLista Teaching English in the “other” Iraq, Patricia Hernandez finds assimilation into the local culture made easy because of her bicultural and bilingual background. Patricia Hernandez is proof that the spirit of adventure isn’t just reserved for the young. This 53-year-old California grandmother of three decided to venture out of her comfort zone and [...]
Spotlight Non-profit: Promoting mental health and physical exercise helps families “Get-Right!”
LatinaLista — Physical health is all the rage these days, spearheaded by the First Lady’s “Let’s Move!” campaign. Yet, as much as people devote time to exercise, not enough think about their mental health. When it comes to families and their hectic schedules, both aspects of health get put on the backburner, in the hopes [...]
Young Latina blazes trail in environmental activism in Puerto Rico
By Natalia A. Bonilla-Berrios LatinaLista A young environmentalist leads the way in Puerto Rico to show how nature and humanity depend on one another for survival. Ana Elisa Pérez Quintero’s love affair with nature began when she was only three-years-old and dunked her face into a mangrove swamp. It was this first real contact with [...]
Immigrant survivors of domestic violence to testify before Congress how immigration enforcement puts abuse victims at risk
LatinaLista — Tomorrow, five women will travel to Capitol Hill to deliver testimony at an ad-hoc congressional hearing examining violence against immigrant women. They will speak on behalf of the hundreds of immigrant victims of domestic violence who have been doubly victimized — first by their attackers and secondly by the U.S. federal government’s current [...]
Latinas among targets of new Planned Parenthood campaign “Birth Control Matters”
LatinaLista — Healthcare in the United States has, unfortunately, devolved into an economic class privilege — have a moderate to high paying job, you may be lucky enough to have health insurance. Live paycheck to paycheck then health insurance is one of those luxury items that always loses out to putting food on the table [...]
