Like many Latina women, I got my ears pierced when I was a baby—my mother took me to the pediatrician to have it done less than a month after I was born. (According to her, there were many other new moms and infants in line at the doctor’s office to do the same.) She says…
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With the 2018 Emmys just around the corner, conversations have been percolating around representation on television. On Saturday, for example, four black actors swept the Creative Arts Emmy Awards for Guest Star in a historic first, signaling that change might finally be on the way. But a new study from the San Diego State’s Center…
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When I was a kid, Saturdays held so much promise. The no-school thing was cool, but doing my hair was what I looked forward to the most. Transforming my dense, frizzy curls into what my Latin culture casually referred to as pelo bueno (“good hair,” as in shiny and straight) was the goal. Time-consuming and…
Read moreToday is Latina Women’s Equal Pay Day and celebrities like Jessica Alba and Eva Longoria are speaking out in hopes of raising awareness around the issue. According to the National Women’s Law Center, the wage gap for a Latina woman working full-time is typically 54 cents for every dollar white, non-Hispanic men make. That’s in…
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