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EXCLUSIVE: Will Elizabeth Espinosa be the New Oprah?

By Lee Hernandez | 01/21/2011 - 14:41 | 1 Comment

We don't know if you are watching OWN, The Oprah Winfrey Network, but you should be, if only to support Elizabeth Espinosa a contestant on Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star...

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Latina Suicide Watch
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The Alarming Rise of Suicide Among Latina Teens

By Mariela Rosario | 11/08/2010 - 13:28 | 1 Comment

Demi Lovato should be comforted by the fact that she is not the only teenage Latina to struggle with emotional issues. Unfortunately, as we reported in Sound the Alarm, written by Christina Hernandez for the March 2010 issue, suicide is an increasingly alarming trend among young Latinas.

One in seven Latina...

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Who's That Girl? Marisol Valles Garcia
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Who's That Girl? Marisol Valles Garcia

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 10/22/2010 - 14:00 | 6 Comments

Mexico's bloody drug wars have come to this: The new police chief in Pradexis Guadalupe Guerrero, Mexico, in the border state of Chihuahua, is Marisol Valles Garcia, a petite 20-year-old college student who stepped up when no one else would. Here’s what you need to know about this brave chica:

Who She Is: Born and grew up in Ciudad...

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20-Year-old Woman is New Police Chief of Guadalupe, Mexico
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WATCH: 20-Year-old Woman is New Police Chief of Guadalupe, Mexico

By Mariela Rosario | 10/22/2010 - 10:40 | 0 Comments

Marisol Valles Garcia is one brave Latina. The 20-year-old criminology student and mother was hired just this week as the newest police chief of Guadalupe, Mexico—a farming town located just miles away from the border in a region that has been riddled by cartel violence and drug trafficking.

"I accepted [the job] because I liked the project and I...

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POLL: Latinos Online
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POLL: Who Is Using Wireless Technology?

By Mariela Rosario | 10/20/2010 - 10:30 | 0 Comments

A recent study by the National Center for Health Statistics revealed some interesting data regarding the ethnic breakdown of wireless data users.

Do you still have a landlines or do you rely on your cell phone and other wireless technology for most of your communication and information needs? Take a guess at our poll question below. We'll be back at the end of the...

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Justice Sotomayor became a lawyer because of a movie
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor Inspired by Film to Pursue Law

By Stacey Rivera | 10/18/2010 - 09:40 | 2 Comments

Justice Sonia M. Sotomayor revealed to the The Fordham Law Film Festival Sunday night that the movie 12 Angry Men was key to her pursuing law. “It sold me that I was on the right path,” she told the audience.
 
The justice answered questions following the movie for an hour and revealed that she...

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5 Reasons to Buy Latina's November Issue

5 Reasons to Buy Latina's November Issue

By Lee Hernandez | 10/14/2010 - 19:20 | 1 Comment

Latina magazine's food and entertaining special issue, featuring Eva Longoria Parker on the cover, hits newsstands on Oct. 19!

Check out the video below for a sneak peek of the issue.

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Google Unblocks Latina because of YOU!

Google Unblocks Latina because of YOU!

By Stacey Rivera | 10/13/2010 - 10:28 | 1 Comment

Last week we reported that Google Instant, that neat thingy that makes suggestions to you while you type in the Google search box, had a list of words that were banned, or that didn’t give you suggested terms, due to fear of giving users links to pornography. The only ethnic group on...

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