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¿Por qué mamá lo dijo? Part III: Dating & Virginity
Mothers do not need to be the villana of the story any longer and daughters do not need to hide in the same pain and shame like their mothers before them.
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¿Por qué mamá lo dijo? Part II: Menstruation
There are many reasons why women fail to end the cycle of silence, but each generation is trying to remedy their mother’s mistakes.
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¿Por qué mamá lo dijo? Part I: Mamá La Mala
My theory is that if we dissect our mother’s “porque yo lo digo,” we find the fear that is disguised as overbearing. There is so much that we think our mothers might not understand, but I believe that mothers know more than they are willing to share. No mother is la villana without reason.
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Two Latinx Influencers Give Us their Advice on Our 2021 Resolutions
Latinx influence is growing on platforms and these influencers are reminding us to love ourselves, live our best lives, and celebrate our culture. Now that 2021 is here, these are a few things we can learn from them.
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Keeping a Language Alive
An essential in the Latino identity is being able to speak Spanish. The lingering question my family has is, “¿Qué vas a hacer cuando tengas hijos y tengas que enseñarles español?”
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We Are Still Not Getting the Latino Vote Right
Ceasing to treat Hispanics as a homogeneous voting bloc is only part of the answer. Coming up with a better framework to understand their voting attitudes is the harder bit.
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En Resumen: Latinx news to end your week
Election Day is on Tuesday. Are you ready? We wanted to leave you with some tips to prepare for next week.
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En Resumen: Latinx news to end your week
We know how hard it can be to keep up with the news sometimes so we’ve rounded up some headlines of this week related to the Latinx community.
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THREE POWERFUL REASONS TO VOTE
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Celebrating National Read a Book Day: Books by Latinx Authors
It’s National Read a Book Day. At LatinEQUIS, we wanted to focus on recommending books written by Latinx authors in the past decade. Here’s a list of books that include fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
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Shall We Vote?
Elections are just around the corner and the question about Latinx electoral participation that is usually repeated every four years arises again: Will we be the decisive vote in the states where it really matters or will we be irrelevant?
With 32 million Latinx eligible to vote in the elections, Spanish speakers will be the most important racial or ethnic group during an electoral process in the United States.
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The Path to the White House Runs Through Latinos
What are presidential candidates doing to get the votes of the Latinx community?
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America’s Bicultural Identity Challenge
The conversation on duality is at the forefront of American politics. We see it in how political candidates attempt to reach out to minority voters.
If we don’t feel like we’re part of this country, we’re less likely to actively participate in our communities.