More Latinas leaving home for college

More Latinas leaving home for college

Mary Mata August 16, 2013

By Erika L. Sanchez, NBCLatino Gaby Ramos, 21, decided to move away for college against her parents’ wishes. “Having a Hispanic family, you’re expected to stay home until you get married. […]

Latina Leaders: From East LA to the White House, trying to improve the health of Latinos

Mary Mata August 15, 2013

By Kristina Puga, NBCLatino Dr. Elena Rios is much more than a doctor of internal medicine. She says ever since she was a teenager in her hometown of East LA, she […]

U.S. Latinas Changing America’s Consumption Landscape

Mary Mata August 5, 2013

By Hispanically Speaking News Women are the key factor in the buying power of the Hispanic population, integrating the Latino and American cultures into their decisions, according to a study […]

How immigrant’s dream of opening gym for Latino children in L.A. became reality

Mary Mata July 22, 2013

By Erika L. Sánchez, NBCLatino Bertha Antaramian, owner of Twister Gymnastics in Los Angeles, was a physical education teacher and gymnast in her native country of Mexico before she came to […]

Latina college student finds her own path

Mary Mata

By Rocio Ortega, Latina Voices I could hear the crowd cheering, the backstage crew telling me to get ready and finally, it was my turn to step on stage. Before […]

Needed: Latinas to help change lives

Mary Mata

By Marcela García, The Boston Globe GROWING UP in Puerto Rico surrounded by a large, supportive family, Eneida Román learned to believe in the power of role models. As a girl, she […]

Upstart director rides Hollywood’s chase of Latino audiences

Mary Mata July 9, 2013

By Michael Martinez, CNN Hollywood, California (CNN) — In Hollywood’s chase for America’s new No. 2 demographic — Latinos — Carmen Marron stands front and center. Marron is an upstart director with […]

Texas’ war on Latinas

Mary Mata July 5, 2013

By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto, NBCLatino The Lone Star state jumped into the spotlight this week – a movie-worthy filibuster by Wendy Davis, a flood of demonstrators taking to the capitol, […]

Marvel-illosa

Mary Mata July 2, 2013

By Natalia Avilez, Latina Voices When it comes to comics, this Latina is a marvel. Working as the host for Marvel.com, Alexa Mendez provides fans with a weekly show, the “Weekly Watcher,” […]

USDA Appoints Judith Canales as State Executive Director for TX Farm Service Agency

Mary Mata June 26, 2013

PRESS RELEASE (COLLEGE STATION, TX) -May 30, 2013– Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently appointed Judith Canales as the new state executive director (SED) for the USDA Texas Farm Service Agency […]