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Inspirational Young Latina of the Week: Patricia Ramirez
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Inspiring Young Latina of the Week: Patricia Ramirez

By Amaris Castillo | 01/16/2012 - 12:55 | 0 Comments

Last week, we kicked off "Inspiring Young Latina of the Week," a unique weekly column where we will be profiling young Latinas who are making a difference in America. We asked Latina’s readers on Facebook to send in their...

Latina View: Buen Viaje, President Obama!

Latina View: Buen Viaje, President Obama!

By Galina Espinoza | 03/18/2011 - 12:58 | 1 Comment

President Obama arrives in Latin America tomorrow—and not everyone thinks he should be there.

The objection is one of priorities: There are a number of global crises to deal with at the moment, like the nuclear situation in Japan and the continuing unrest in the Middle East. And so many pundits are asking, Shouldn’t the President stay home and focus...

Latina View: UPDATE Maybe Politicians Can Count on Your Vote?

Latina View: UPDATE Maybe Politicians Can Count on Your Vote?

By Galina Espinoza | 10/19/2010 - 14:27 | 10 Comments

When I wrote last week about registered ...

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Latina View: Why Democrats Can’t Count on Us This November

By Galina Espinoza | 10/13/2010 - 10:29 | 18 Comments

For decades now, a majority of us Latinos have supported the Democratic Party, most recently helping to usher in President Obama with 67% of our vote.

And how have the Democrats thanked us for this long history of loyalty and support? By ignoring us so utterly that most of us are planning to stay home this November—a decision that could lead to a shift of power in...

Obama Fails the Education Test... By Ignoring Latinos

Latina View: Obama Fails the Education Test... By Ignoring Latinos

By Galina Espinoza | 10/01/2010 - 10:04 | 2 Comments

All I kept thinking this week every time I heard the phrase “Education Nation” bandied about was: What nation are they talking about?

The nation I live in has 50 million Hispanics, compromising 17% of the U.S. population—second in size only to the number of white Americans.
 
And yet when President Barack Obama sat down with the Today show’s...

When Having Curves Gets Complicated
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Latina View: When Having Curves Gets Complicated

By Galina Espinoza | 09/29/2010 - 18:36 | 4 Comments

Is there a problem with the way Latinas dress? That’s certainly the impression one gets after a slew of recent stories about men literally driven to distraction by the outfit choices of Hispanic women.

Just last week, longtime University of Florida...

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