Much of the Latino community in the U.S., and most of the Americas mourned at the loss of hope of the 2010 World Cup coming back to the American continents. This loss is somewhat similar, yet drastically less traumatic than the loss many of us experienced during the world cup playoffs of 1994 between Read More
Big Thanks to the Artists/Designers!
07/13/2010 By 1 Comment
We at Being Latino keep on growing because people believe in us and have dedicated their efforts to helping us better ourselves every day. Listed below are three people that have most recently contributed to Being Latino with their artistic abilities. Big thanks to Oliver Rios, Marcus Simpson and Being Latino’s newest team member, Joshua Read More
Poetry can move mountains of people
07/13/2010 By 1 Comment
I love poetry- a lot. In fact, because I love poetry so much, I have founded and hosted my own open-mic poetry events since 2003 under the heading “The Fresh Ink Poets”. I love Neruda, Baca, Cisneros, and Serros but the poetry scene for many Latinos is brand new. Poetry can be written Read More
Part I: All things war
07/12/2010 By Leave a Comment
American Soldiers: Remembering Our Own Independence Day has already passed and most of us can agree a family-oriented, BBQ-including weekend is what we’re boasting about now. If you don’t know anything about the holiday, here’s the most simple and direct explanation about the date in question: 4th of July. With such wonderful time at Read More
Are you “That Guy/Girl?” Parte Dos
07/12/2010 By Leave a Comment
Back in January, I wrote a post about being that person at work who knows everything about Latino culture. There was a recent Twitter party where attendees discussed Latinos in the media world and how we are portrayed. These two topics are related because when the mainstream world watches TV, that is the only Read More
Antioxidants: Summer how to’s
07/09/2010 By 1 Comment
You hear about them in your morning noticiero, magazines, anywhere women’s cosmetics are sold, supermarket tabloids, etcetera. The secret to youth, cancer fighters, healthy skin promoters, disease reversers, and inflammation stoppers. So… What’s all the rave about antioxidants? Antioxidants are found in many foods found in our natural environment. They are capable of stopping a process Read More
El Pueblo Unido: Spotlight on the Community
07/09/2010 By 1 Comment
Written by: Charlotte Melanie THE BROTHERHOOD/SISTER SOL West Harlem, New York City, NY A few months ago I accepted a friends invitation to hear a panel discussion at the Time Warner Center in Manhattan. Although I did not know who would be speaking the title alone caught my attention, “Black, Latino, Male: A Conversation on Read More
Nationalism?
07/08/2010 By 2 Comments
People around the world are surprised when I tell them that I’m a second generation Latina living in Sweden. ”Are there Latinos in Sweden?” – Yes, there are. There are immigrants from all around the world here. Quite a few of us, actually. Too many, according to some … Unfortunately, the Sweden that Read More
Soccer as political football
07/08/2010 By 1 Comment
World cup television ratings in the USA are the highest they have been since 1994 when the United States hosted the World Cup. Despite the fact that none of the games have been shown in prime time, 99.2 million Americans (34% of the population of the country) have watched at least 6 minutes of a Read More
Where do I belong?
07/08/2010 By 3 Comments
Where do I belong? As a U.S. born Latina I often felt that there was no where I belonged. My mom was born in Colombia and on my father’s side of the family, my great-great-grandparents were Mexican and Spanish. I have never traveled to Spain, but in Mexico and Colombia I was definitely considered Read More