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Lilliana Alvarez

Inspiring Latina: Lilliana Alvarez

By Laura Elizabeth Hernandez | 10/11/2012 - 16:00 | 0 Comments

Honduran American Lilliana Alvarez, 30, considers herself different, and she likes it. Her main goal is to communicate to the world her "fierceness," as she puts it, through her own personal style. "Wear your look, walk it, talk it and live it for the moment," she says.

She currently owns and runs her own fashion boutique ...

How to Save Money Like an Immigrant

By Franziska Castillo | 01/28/2010 - 10:32 | 20 Comments

It happens everywhere: Latinos arrive in a new American town, work and save like crazy, and within a few years, voilà! They’re opening businesses and buying homes. At a time when the rest of us are choking on major credit card debts, immigrants often save a fifth or more of their income and are 30 percent more likely than nonimmigrants to open a business.

How do they...