LatinaLista — One of the surest ways for overweight people to start losing weight is to join a gym. Where else is there ready access to fitness equipment, professional guidance and emotional support? But gym memberships can be costly,…
By Al Carlos Hernandez Herald de Paris SAN FRANCISCO — Linda Ronstadt is an iconic international singer. Her many vocal styles, in a variety of genres, have resonated with the general public over the course of her four decade…
LatinaLista — This week the State Dept. released the The 2010 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The release of the report also marks the 10th anniversary of the fight against the 21st Century version of slavery. In 2000, the…
By Natalia A. Bonilla-Berrios SAN JUAN — He sold drugs and robbed people of their social security checks. He dropped out of school after earning from $80 to $120 dollars a day — as a victim of human…
By Deborah Charnes Vallejo PERU — Sometimes, the best travel souvenirs are not what you buy or what you visit, but rather, the people you meet and the experiences you share. With three hours to kill, I went to eat…
LatinaLista — The new favorite “electoral” issue to discuss in the media seems to be polls measuring the “anti-incumbent” mood of the people. In fact, whenever incumbent politicians were interviewed by the national anchors, the conversation always drifted to…
LatinaLista — News today that a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a 14-year-old Mexican boy, whose body was found on the Mexican side of the border, is drawing natural outrage from Mexican government officials who are demanding…
By Silvia Vinas LatinaLista Before the success of her bestselling, mother of Latina Chick Lit — or Chica Lit — book, “The Dirty Girls Social Club,” Alisa Valdes says, “if you were a Latina you were expected to write…
LatinaLista — With the nation’s attention turned towards one aspect of the immigration problem — state legislation like AZ SB 1070 — it’s easy to be distracted from some of the other issues that are impacting undocumented immigrants as…
By Al Carlos Hernandez Herald de Paris HOLLYWOOD – Lila Downs is an enigmatic singer who has transcended international boarders with her unique vocal styling. She has gained critical acclaim and legions of fans from throughout the world. She…
LatinaLista — Media, whether it’s print, online or broadcast, is a powerful medium that empowers anyone who uses it. Amie Williams knew that. She also knew that there existed young poor girls the world over who, because of their…
LatinaLista — The special relationship that most Latinas have with their mothers is one that isn’t duplicated among other ethnicities. For that reason, a group of Junior League women in 1992 in Austin, Texas knew that when it came…
LatinaLista — With Mother’s Day fast approaching, too many of us are scratching our heads in frustration as to what to give mom this weekend that will make her day extra special. Well, thanks to an organization dedicated to…
By Ada Alvarez LatinaLista CHICAGO — “We need to talk about women’s health,” declared Dr. Janine Clayton, deputy director from the Office of Research on Women’s Health, as part of the three-speaker panel discussing “Women’s health research agenda: The…
By Giselle Stern Hernandez LatinaLista– Giselle Stern Hernandez is a Mexican-North American writer and performer. She was born and raised in New York. Cuernavaca, Mexico has been her home since 2001 when her husband Roberto was deported from the…
LatinaLista — On a busy Dallas street corner, in the heart of a neighborhood where Spanish is heard as often as English, a converted 7-11 serves as the home of the latest test site for a new national pilot…
LatinaLista — Even the volcanic ash that is wreaking havoc across half the globe can’t shut down an international dialogue that is increasingly important in today’s world — gender justice. Originally scheduled to start today, the International Gender Justice…
LatinaLista — For too long in the medical community, it’s been believed that when it comes to meeting the health needs of women, a “one-size-fits-all approach” suffices. Though Latinas, as most women, instinctively knew that philosophy was just plain…
LatinaLista — Everybody needs to start somewhere. La Alianza Hispana (LAH), Inc. of Greater Boston strives to do that for their local Latino community. Begun in 1968 by Ana Maria Rodriguez, a teacher of English as a second language…
LatinaLista — It never made a whole lot of sense that while more Latinas aspired, went and graduated from college than their male counterparts, they still had the dubious distinction of ranking the highest among all girls when it…
By Martha Ramos LatinaLista MEXICO CITY — In Mexico, one million 816,000 women work as housekeepers. I’ don’t think there are any women stronger than them. Usually, they live in small villages where there is no water or even…
LatinaLista — On St. Patrick’s Day, visitors to Miami Beach for Spring Break, are bound to do a double-take. Instead of seeing bikini-clad women, with maybe a hint of something green, they’ll be seeing a parade of women dressed…
LatinaLista — When Maria Shriver and the Center for American Progress released The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation, it officially validated what everyone already knew: For the first time in our history, women now make up half of all…
By MELANIE KISER Cronkite News Service PHOENIX — The state Senate passed two bills Monday (March 8) intended to curb abuse in family and intimate relationships by expanding the list of crimes that qualify as domestic violence. SB 1087,…
LatinaLista — It’s been no secret that all who sympathize with undocumented immigrants and are tired of waiting for Congress to tackle immigration reform are planning to descend on Washington DC on March 21 for what is billed as…
