I’m running a bit ragged. Sleep-deprived, reassessing my activities and community involvements, often wondering why I do so much, I launched into an exercise of reviewing the past couple of months: the panels, interviews, outings, events. And it dawned on ...
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There are so many wonderful causes to support with our talent, time, and treasures. Every one of us gets solicited to support some amazing and worthy cause — myself included. I often get solicited to be the “token Hispanic” or ...
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Growing up, I remember sitting around with my family on Saturday night to watch “Sabado Gigante,” a three-hour variety show on Univision similar to “The Price is Right.” Only difference was there were no commercials. The host, Don Francisco, born ...
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Have you ever been overdressed for a function? Or worse, underdressed? The side glances and murmurs reach your ears, the obvious perception being that you don’t fit. I often get that reception when sharing that I’m Dominican — “But you ...
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After the business of the holidays, the extra pounds and excessive gifts, we are almost back to reality, digging and sorting the priorities of the new year. Like most people, we simply exchange one set of overloaded tasks for another, ...
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Latinos hail from more than 20 countries, so there’s no cookie-cutter, uniform answer as to how they observe the holiday season. But there are several commonalities centering around family, religion, food and the simple joy of living. Christianity plays a ...
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Raise your hand if you are apprehensive of reading your social media newsfeed? Or opening the newspaper? It’s like falling into an upside-down or alternate dimension of violence, crime, and depressing situations. But life is about mindset and choosing our ...
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Nov. 2 marks Equal Pay Day for Latinas. I know, I know, you are thinking, “No, we had this discussion back in April, for Women’s Equal Pay – we already know about this. Yeah, yeah, women make $0.80 on the ...
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The last several weeks have been interesting, running the extreme of emotions — starting with the International Day of the Girl, the #MeToo movement and the reminder of our own power. In 2011, the United Nations declared Oct. 11 the ...
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In my mind, the glory of the sunny beaches, turquoise water and swaying palm trees is rarely tarnished by debris, 160 mph gales, floods and utter devastation. Unfortunately, that’s Puerto Rico today, after Irma, Jose and Maria. It’s experiencing a ...
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