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Ditched?

By Sujeiry Gonzalez | 05/20/2010 - 16:06 | 5 Comments

I had finally done it. I had finally arranged a date with Zeus, the Greek man I'd met online a few weeks back. I woke up on date day with a sense of calm. My ease surprised me, as Zeus and I had never spoken. Still, off I went to meet a man for the first time that I'd only emailed half a dozen times. I hopped on the train, still mellow, with no expectations of...

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Watch: Second Grader Questions First Lady Michelle Obama on Immigration

By Mariela Rosario | 05/20/2010 - 14:30 | 4 Comments

First Lady Michelle Obama was caught off guard yesterday by a little girl in the second grade. While visiting a local elementary school in Silver Spring, Maryland with Mexican First Lady Margarita Zavala, a precocious little girl worked up the courage to ask Mrs. Obama a question: "My mom... she says that Barack Obama is taking everybody...

Mexico's President Señor Calderon Goes to Washington

By Miranda Noland | 05/20/2010 - 11:27 | 0 Comments

Mexican President Felipe Calderon and his wife paid a special visit to Washington DC this week. First ladies Michelle Obama and Margarita Zavala met with young children at a local elementary school while the President's held a press conference addressing the new immigration laws passed in Arizona. The activities culminated...

Bust a Move

By Carla Molina Martins | 05/19/2010 - 14:00 | 5 Comments

This week the Internet is buzzing with commentary on these little girls dancing to Beyonce's "Single Ladies" in this video. (Check out the video below!)

I find it pretty funny that so many people have their panties in a bunch about these kids. People are saying the dance is too damn sexy. They think the costumes are a tad on the slutty side. They say it's perfect...

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AZ Students Protest in John McCain's Senate Office

By Mariela Rosario | 05/19/2010 - 09:30 | 2 Comments

Since the new SB 1070 immigration laws were passed in Arizona, there has been a steady stream of protests. High school students walked out of classes in Flagstaff and University of Arizona students urged their school president to formally denounce the laws.

But...

Daisy Martinez's Menu for a Fast & Healthy Family Meal

By Mariela Rosario | 05/18/2010 - 15:14 | 0 Comments

Chef Daisy Martinez knows a thing or two about healthy eating. She has been preparing meals for her own family, and for millions who watch her show Viva Daisy! on the Food Network, for years. Here, Martinez, who releases her new book Daisy:...

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Spontaneous Combustion

By Sujeiry Gonzalez | 05/18/2010 - 14:00 | 1 Comment

When it comes to matters of the heart, my life is pretty predictable. From only dating Latino men to the abrupt manner in which my relationships end, everything is always the same. Unfortunately, the same hasn’t led too much. It never does, does it?

Now, I’m taking the steps to break out of my love routine. I emailed Zeus, the 30-something that emailed me on the...

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Crazy Stuff Racists Say: Special Jan Brewer Edition

By Mariela Rosario | 05/14/2010 - 16:45 | 18 Comments

What can we say about Arizona Governor Jan Brewer? We must admit, we had no idea who she was until she upped and signed that crazy new immigration law into effect in Arizona. But since that fateful day a few weeks ago, it seems like there is no escaping her, or her insistence on passing insane laws that demonize Latinos in a state where 30...

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