LatinaLista — Most of us remember those times in our lives when we thought we were ugly. Our noses were too big, our butts too wide, too fat, too skinny, no curves, too many curves — it didn’t matter…
LatinaLista — Today marks the 20th anniversary of the observance of World AIDS Day. In 20 years, a lot of progress has been made in educating local and state governments and the general public about the existence of the…
LatinaLista — A while back there was a story out of Idaho of a 10-year-old girl who was impregnated by her mother’s boyfriend. Last month, the mother, Isabel Chasarez, was sentenced to 1-10 years in the state penitentiary for…
LatinaLista — Today is National Latino Aids Awareness Day (NLAAD). While Latinos account for 14 percent of the U.S. population, we unfortunately represent 22 percent of new HIV/AIDS diagnosis in 2006. Among Latinas, the statistics are increasingly worse. What…
By Arttemisa CHILE:Once a year, a check-up is required of all automobiles to comply with the law. There are other reviews that exist which are done according to conscience, nothing requires them and no law obliges us to do…
Norma Garcia’s only daughter Jasmine died in a horrible car accident. Though she continually feels her daughter’s loss, it was an experience that propelled this young mother to chart a new destiny for herself and others. LatinaLista — On…
LatinaLista — The announcement of Sarah Palin’s candidacy for vice president on the Repubican ticket is newsworthy in its own right. Yet, throw in the surprise news (to those of us who live outside Alaska) that her eldest daughter…
LatinaLista — If you’ve ever had your feverish body massaged by a raw egg in its shell chances are it was done by a curandera, or your abuelita who learned it from a curandera. Curanderas, or the faith healers,…
LatinaLista — Priscilla was a soft-spoken, slender 12-year-old whose porcelain skin, dark brown eyes and cafe colored curls cascaded around her face when she let it dry naturally. For being the only girl and the baby of three children,…
LatinaLista — One is an author, another is a deputy sheriff, another is a pediatric nurse practitioner, the other is an accountant and the last one is an educator and parent support specialist, but what they all have in…
LatinaLista — There are five states, according to the U.S. Census, where the percentage of girls who have not graduated from high school and who gave birth in 2006 was higher than the national average. The states are: Arizona,…
LatinaLista — The U.S. Census released a new report today — New Analysis Offers State-by-State Look at Fertility. (Source: lacuna.org) Among the findings, there is an interesting tidbit of news that is not really new but doesn’t get the attention…
LatinaLista — On the day 63-year-old Maria de Jesus Alvarez died, the temperature was hovering above 103 degrees. This mother of nine, along with 150 other farm workers that day at the Anthony Vineyards, was being pushed to pick…
LatinaLista — This week, Mexico City was the site of the XVII International Aids Conference. Among the 22,000 in attendance was Dayana Mendoza, the newly crowned Miss Universe 2008. Ms. Mendoza received her crown last month in Vietnam where…
LatinaLista — This past weekend at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released the much anticipated report, Estimation of HIV Incidence in the United States. One group that was anxiously awaiting the…
LatinaLista — AIDS is a Latino problem more than ever. That’s the analysis of a new report, The Crisis of HIV/AIDS Among Latinos/Hispanics in United States, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands, released today by the Latino Commission on…
LatinaLista — For most of us, it’s not a hard sell to eat tortillas and beans, especially if those tortillas are homemade. Hmmm, nothing like a warm corn tortilla just off the griddle oozing with melted butter. But the…
LatinaLista — Throughout our lives, we are bound to know someone afflicted with cancer. The very word can strike fear into those who are diagnosed with it and for their families who suddenly realize that one’s mortality is really…
LatinaLista — While English is the main language of the United States, the second most widely used language is Spanish. So it makes sense that when there is an urgent situation that needs ALL of the public’s attention and…
LatinaLista — Who would have thought Washington, D.C. would have the lowest stress ratings of all the major cities in the country? They do according to a new study done for the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women…
LatinaLista — Today is the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. It’s a day that should be solemnly observed by every Latino family with teenage children. Why? Because while the overall national rate of teen pregnancy has declined, it…
LatinaLista — For most third, fourth and fifth generation Latinos, telenovelas are as foreign as the land their abuelos immigrated from. How does one seriously take over-the-top acting, politically incorrect sexual innuendos and plots so convoluted that suspending belief…
LatinaLista — As the presidential debate deepens, or gets more desperate, it won’t be surprising to hear more and more candidates who are scared of the immigration issue spouting off just plain WRONG information. What’s sad is that they…
LatinaLista — The March 6, 2007 immigration raid on the Bianco factory workers in New Bedford, MA was all the more heartbreaking when stories surfaced of mothers and fathers being taken into custody and leaving behind their children. The…
LatinaLista — It’s a telling coincidence that today of all days the National Council of La Raza would release a new report that is downright scary! Paying the Price: The Impact of Immigration Raids on America’s Children is documentation…
