A Ring of Gold A Look Back at the Beginning by Jennifer Gutierrez A strand of light hits my grandmother’s wrinkled hands, and for a second I see the small band of faded gold shine on her fourth finger. She looks at it warmly, for it symbolizes what we all have come to Miami to celebrate, her fifty years of … Read More
Protected: Parenting Across Borders – El Tren de la Muerte
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Protected: Taboo – Discussing the Truth About Sexual Violence
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Married Latina with no Kids
Are you kidding me? Is there such a thing? According to my mother, this is unheard of and abolished by the “Latin Book of Rules” which she has yet to produce the Chapter on “Mandatory Motherhood” for all Latina females. Being the oldest of 2 daughters and to ease my Mother’s anxiety, I bought myself time by proclaiming once married … Read More
Protected: Two Worlds; One Front Door – Were you as confused as I was?
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Coming Out in the Latin Community – Challenges Persist, but Attitudes are Changing
Coming Out in the Latin Community Challenges Persist, but Attitudes are Changing by the HealthyMente Staff As a culture, Latinos are known to be an animated and emotional group of people. We wear our hearts on our sleeves and don’t have a problem showing how we feel, many times, in the most dramatic ways. Case in point: Have you ever seen … Read More