Young Mother Fights Deportation, Hopes for Immigration Reform

Young Mother Fights Deportation, Hopes for Immigration Reform

Mary Mata August 1, 2013

By Melissa del Bosque, The Texas Observer On Tuesday morning, Veronica Ayala, 33, stood next to her three-year old son Damian in a parking lot across the street from the J.J. […]

Is there any science behind our abuela’s natural remedies?

Mary Mata July 31, 2013

By Silvia Casabianca, Saludify While the botica de la abuela would have offered boiling sweet potatoes and then wrapping them on a damp cloth to be applied to your neck as a natural […]

Breaking the Teen Mom Tradition

Mary Mata July 30, 2013

By Karla Martinez, Coachella Unincorporated/New America Media While there are many family traditions I hope to pass down to my children one day, there is one tradition I hope ends with […]

‘La Fortaleza’ Means ‘Family’ At This Tortilla Factory

Mary Mata July 12, 2013

By Gloria Angelina Castillo, New America Media/Eastern Group Publications The Ortiz family doesn’t remember the exact date it first went up, but matriarch Hermila Esparza Ortiz recalls her son didn’t […]

Are Latinos waiting longer to get married, or do we just love living with mami?

Mary Mata July 5, 2013

By Lissette Díaz, Being Latino Most unmarried Latinas over the age of 25 have heard that fateful question from their abuelitas at some point:  “Mijita, y cuando tu te piensas casar?”  (“Sweetie, when do you […]

Familismo reduces risk of community violence in Hispanic teens

Mary Mata July 3, 2013

By Hope Gillette, Saludify Hispanic teens who adhere to the cultural value of familismo, or the strong bond among close and extended members of a family, are less likely than other teens […]

A Latina mom: We must open the doors for our gay children

Mary Mata July 2, 2013

By Queta Rodriguez Bauer, Latina Voices When my daughter came out, some 15 years ago (she is 32 now), I didn’t know what to do, what to say or how […]

Growing Up Bilingual is So Good For You!

Mary Mata May 20, 2013

By Hope Gillette, Saludify As the world we live in continues to diversify and becomes increasingly connected, individuals who are bilingual or who speak multiple languages seem to have an obvious […]

My Mom Who Loves Music: A Mother’s Day Post

Mary Mata May 9, 2013

A guest post by mom, Maria C. Salazar In 1962, I was fourteen years old.  I had only been in the U.S. for a few months.  I felt like Cinderella […]

Who’s Caring For Our viejitos? Latino Caregivers at a Glance

Mary Mata May 7, 2013

By John Benson, Saludify America is getting older as the baby boomer generation eases into its senior years. This naturally includes the Hispanic population, which by 2019 is projected to be the largest […]