An Open Letter To Young Brown Girls Everywhere

*This is brilliant! Share this with any Latinita you know. VL (3.5 minute read) By Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez, Huffington Post Latino Voices (3.5 minute read)  Dear Brown Girl, You see […]

By Crystal Ramirez, Latina Voices It’s not a sight one would expect to see.  Mexican immigrants and college hipsters walking down the aisles together.  Some reach for bags of El […]

By Juliet de Jesus Alejandre, Latina Voices “Gordiflona,” I would hear mamí whisper to my aunt, as I skip alongside them on our walk to the store. Moments before, my straight […]

By Patricia Boscán, Latina Voices She saw me catch my first breath of air and nurtured all of my firsts. She let me go one time, and it wasn’t until […]

By Jennifer Nava, Latina Voices Dear abuelita, I still remember my first summer in Mexico with you. It was as if it had just happened yesterday. I barely remember anything about […]

By Jenay Wright, Latina Voices I am Black. No. I am Hispanic. I don’t think I am either. I am American. My mom, Yurika Mariela Wright, was born in Panama […]

By Marlin Bucio, Latina Voices I remember feeling sick to my stomach. I couldn’t believe my eyes.  The pregnancy test was positive. I could feel my palms sweating excessively and my […]

By Veronica Rios, Latina Voices The Chicago Public Library Foundation welcomed Latina writer Isabel Allende on Tuesday night to discuss her published works and the challenges she has faced as […]

By Alexandra Ahmad, Latina Voices I am a Latina. I am Colombian and Puerto Rican. Every time I mention my ethnicity, I hear comments like, “Damn, you’re a crazy one,” […]

By Crystal Ramirez, Latina Voices As any politically incorrect joke goes, stereotypes are played upon and the “rare” occurrence of different ethnic groups walking into a bar together is mocked. […]