I had high hopes, but deep down I knew it was an impossible task. How could they possibly break down all the Latino cultures into a two night special? In the end, CNN took the road most traveled, the one full of stereotypes and negative stories of tragedy and suffering. That is not the life...

I found a cool blog. Wendy Carillo had made a comment on CNN’s Latinos in America post. Her comment made me smile since I totally agreed with her. In fact, her smiling profile picture and comment made me want to find out more about her. I Googled her name and found her blog, which is...

When my craft collection gets out of control, I look to Flickr for inspiration. I don’t look for things I’ll have to go out and buy, instead I look for ways to utilize the space I have and reuse containers. One of my favorite this to use are glass jars. Wonderfully Complex, on Flickr, seems...

…if you have brown skin, that is. Here’s an article from the New Times highlighting just one of so many stories regarding the Arpaio method of treating Arizona’s Latino residents. Racism is alive and well in Maricopa County. Yes, it is 2009, but way too many still have the mentality of those that segregated my...

As a mom I have mixed feelings about what Jessica has set out to do. The feminist in me, though, it screams, “go, girl, go!” I had the wonderful and detrimental joy of having parents who never placed gender bias on me. My all time favorite toys were G.I. Joes, but I also had Barbies....

I was thrilled when CNN decided to air the Latino in America series. It was about time that the issue of race moved from just black and white to one of shades of brown as well. However, the one thing that nagged at my conscience was that Lou Dobbs could still be heard spewing his...

When I heard about President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize this morning I didn’t even question why. I immediately thought of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s acceptance speech of the same honor and how he focused on the work ahead. It was heartbreaking to see the media question whether he deserves it. Conservatives...

I caught this piece of Eva Longora talking about being called “La Prieta Fea” – the ugly dark one. It was interesting, but not huge news for latinas. Our culture is kind of harsh when it comes to nicknames. La fea, la gorda and even la mosca (a name given to a gorgeous family member)....

Okay, my fearless 8 Things Leader over at Magpie Girl has given the assignment. What are 8 Things Showing Fall Gratitude. 1. Here in Phoenix, it’s all about having the windows and doors open. I blogged about it the other day. After a summer of fake air, the AC, it’s always nice to have a...

So my hubby had to go to a luncheon at a steak house that has peanut shells on the floor. It’s kind of a nightmare because he has to change his clothes as soon as he gets home to avoid killing our daughter who has a peanut allergy. I’m kind of disturbed that early educators...

Of course there are not many people who want to die. However, when you have a terminal illness, the worst thing in the world is dying without some sense of closure. I’m Mexican and Danish and both cultures look at death very differently than modern America.  Death is just an entrance to another life. It...

I am super excited about the Helen Keller statue that was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol.  I started volunteering at Southwest Human Development in the Head Start program when I was in fourth grade. I didn’t stop until I graduated from high school and was hired to work for their summer school for children with...