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Latinas in Social Media and Multiculturalism – Plus a New ModernMami Blog!

Happy Friday! I hope you have had a productive and fun week. For me, it’s been a good mix of the two, which is great because that’s how I define balance.
I’ve been busy working on a couple of Blogher 2010 Room of Your Own sessions as well as a new blog. So, today, I want [...]

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The Gifts We Get And Give

Motherhood

Guest post by Melissa Minchala of Mis Hijos También, where she seeks to create a community of Hispanic parents that can support each other in their traditions. Melissa is the first born child to an immigrant Ecuadorian father and first generation Puerto Rican mother and is a mother of 4 children. Find Melissa on her [...]

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Remembering When

guest-posts

For this week’s Viernes Social, instead of a contest, we’re featuring a heartfelt guest post from a local Latina blogger. I appreciate the post she wrote, as it’s nice to hear about motherhood past the preschool or teenage years.
Guest post by Maria Padilla of Orlando Latino. Maria is a journalist who formerly worked at the [...]

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Celebrating Three Kings Day

Puerto Rico

Happy Three Kings Day! Feliz Día de los Tres Reyes Magos!
We did it. Last year, after not celebrating, I resolved to celebrate Three Kings Day this year. And, though it’s a normal work day and baby girl is at preschool today, she did get her gift this morning and participated in the traditional Three Kings [...]

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10 Blogs by Latinos or Latinas You Should Check Out

Blogging

A while back, I posted a list of 10 Blogs Worth Reading. A few more were added in the comments section of that post from readers.
Since then, I’ve come across many new blogs, but specifically, many that are written by fellow Latinos and Latinas. I’ve also connected with many Latinos on twitter and even spoke [...]

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The One Time 149 Pounds is Actually a Bad Thing

life

My father recently had his 66th birthday. His father lived to the age of 64. These are the things I think about sometimes when I have a few seconds of silence and my brain takes a break from the every day hustle.
66
It’s not really that old. But, when you factor in incidents that have occurred [...]

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In Other News…

Blogging

I cannot believe it’s already the middle of October. And here in Florida, it’s still in the mid-90s most days! It definitely doesn’t feel like fall. Yet, many stores around here already have their Christmas sections up. Unbelievable.
Anyway, I wanted to take the time to share with you some recent and upcoming events going on [...]

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Barbie Dolls and Columbus Day. What’s the Connection?

Parenting

It’s funny how the world sometimes reaches out to you. I’m not normally one to go around “looking for signs,” but sometimes you just can’t miss them.
Two months ago, I wrote about how brown dolls are not enough and we need more multicultural dolls.
This weekend, I came across an article titled Mattel introduces black Barbies. [...]