As a growing minority/majority or however you want to call us, Latinos work in various fields including health, education, communication and so on. However, when do you realize that as you look around the board room or meeting you don’t see any familiar faces? Is that a problem or are we just reaching too… [Continue Reading]
Cibolero (iUniverse, 2007), by Kermit Lopez
01/29/2010 By Leave a Comment
Kermit Lopez’s Cibolero is the story of Antonio Baca, a retired cibolero (buffalo hunter) born and raised in 19th-century New Mexico via several generations of what were, at the time, Mexican citizens. But once the American Civil War is over, American expansion takes a turbulent turn, and what had once been New Spain and… [Continue Reading]
Bible Waving…?
01/27/2010 By Leave a Comment
I came accross an article the other day where I couldnt help but be annoyed by it-and yet completely understand where the writer is coming from. The blog was about the phenomenon “Bible Waving” seems to be. I was annoyed at the fact that it seems we are always quick to react and bring up… [Continue Reading]
What exactly attracts Latinos?!
01/26/2010 By Leave a Comment
The never ending questions marketers ask themselves when thinking of their Hispanic marketing campaign. Our market is so special because to be honest, you can and will never ever please everyone. Why? Because (to me) there are three types of Latinos/Hispanics: The old school abuelita type who just lives her life and only likes watching… [Continue Reading]
Blooming in her honor
01/25/2010 By Leave a Comment
There are Latina women who do not know that their life experience and voice is important beyond the family and should belong in the picture of the grand scheme of American History. When I read Latino literature or writings about Latinos, I can’t help but notice that the majority of the Latina grandmothers in… [Continue Reading]
Latinos in the media
01/23/2010 By Leave a Comment
Today we get our news in many ways. We have mobile phones, computers, Tweets and some people like it the old fashion way by holding a newspaper. Journalism can be traced back to Europe in the 18th century but in the United States of America, the first successful English daily was The Daily Courant,… [Continue Reading]
What makes a city Latino
01/21/2010 By 3 Comments
Growing up in Plainfield, NJ I was really only surrounded by two groups of people, African-Americans and Latinos. To be honest almost all the residents were AA or Latino, except for one portion of the city; some would say this was the “rich” part of town. In fact, most of downtown Plainfield is now run… [Continue Reading]
My new Senator looks great naked
01/20/2010 By 1 Comment
I want to congratulate Scott Brown (R-MA) on being elected to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat in the Senate and for looking so damn good naked. Unlike the unauthorized use of President Obama’s photo on a billboard ad for the Weatherproof Garment Company, my state’s handsome new Senator posed for Cosmo voluntarily. Kudos to him for being so… [Continue Reading]
Don’t shake your Bible at me
01/20/2010 By Leave a Comment
As I sit reading a lot of the comments people are posting around the web and on Being Latino, I can’t help but to be infuriated. Any time there is any sort of disaster, whether it be natural or man-made, here are the bible thumpers shaking their bibles and telling us all how we need… [Continue Reading]