Dolores Dice

Dear Dolores:

There are so many Latinos from different parts of Latin America coming into this country, but I feel like we are all so separated from each other. I hear people spew hate against other people who are just like them. We might come from different countries and have different backgrounds, but here, we’re all treated the same. Why can’t we...

Dear Dolores:

I’m currently making a lot of lifestyle changes: eating healthy, exercising, quitting smoking, attending college and developing a music career. I’m troubled, though, because many of the friends I’ve had for years are still drinking, smoking, eating junk food and lacking ambition. Worst of all, although I don’t relate to them anymore, I...

Dear Dolores:

I recently found out that my family does not really have any Hispanic blood coursing through its veins. They’re descendants of French people who stayed behind after the French Mexican war (1861–1867) and changed their names to Hispanic ones. Many of them settled in New Mexico, where my family comes from. Now when someone asks about my...