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Commentary: Thanks to La Vida!
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COMMENTARY: Thanks to La Vida!

By Dolores Prida | 11/21/2012 - 14:52 | 0 Comments

Thanksgiving Day is a Latino holiday... For real.

For one, the first actual bread breaking between Europeans and Native Americans took place 56 years earlier than the one in 1621 at Plymouth Rock. According to historian Michael Gannon, Spanish settlers sat down to dinner with a tribe of Seloy Indians near St. Augustine, Florida, in early...

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Handicap Artist Juan Agudelo
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Juan Agudelo Has No Arms Or Legs, Draws With His Heart

By Sugey Palomares | 11/20/2012 - 16:24 | 0 Comments

Juan Agudelo has an art portfolio rich with hand drawn pieces of artwork that proves the value and strength and determination. The 20-year-old artist from Colombia was born without legs or arms, and has achieved exceptional skills despite his disability.

Born with an underdeveloped forearm and one finger, Juan started to create sketches at the age of...

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Young Voters at the Polls
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Nuyoricans in Florida Could Decide the Election—If They Hit The Polls

By Latina Staff | 11/06/2012 - 18:00 | 0 Comments

Today, on election day, we want our readers, our chicas, to be as well informed about the candidates as possible when they head to the polls. To that end, Latina.com will be bringing you the BEST Latino elections coverage from around the web all day long! The story below was recently published on the...

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The Best Scholarships for Latino Students

By Samantha Leal | 10/27/2012 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

With the Hispanic Scholarship Fund recently hosting its gala and a tech CEO creating a scholarship fund for undocumented students, scholarship talk and opportunities seem to be everywhere and for every type of student. But which should...

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Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
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LA Mayor Pushing for Immigrant ID Cards

By Samantha Leal | 10/16/2012 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is pushing for ID cards for immigrants, which would give them access to city services including a bank account, reports the Huffington Post. 

"It will be an official ID...

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Rosario Dawson at the Tara Smith Vegan Haircare Photocall in London
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WATCH: Rosario Dawson Fights Domestic Violence With Purple Purse Campaign

By Sugey Palomares | 10/10/2012 - 13:00 | 0 Comments

According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, one in every four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime.

The statistics are scary, but in an effort to spark change during...

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I'm Here: The Call Short Movie

Short Film to Bring Awareness to Immigrant Women Struggles

By Samantha Leal | 10/01/2012 - 18:00 | 0 Comments

The global human rights organization Breakthrough has released a short film titled "The Call," seeking to bring to light the tough choices that many immigrant women find themselves making -- such as reporting abuse or keeping their families safe. 

The film is the centerpiece of #ImHere, a campaign "designed to put the human...

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Telemundo and Voto Latino Join Forces for National Voter Registration Day

By Sugey Palomares | 09/25/2012 - 10:20 | 0 Comments

In honor of National Voter Registration Day, Hispanic media network Telemundo and the bipartisan non-profit Voto Latino have joined forces along with the United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) to make sure an estimated...

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