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As I’ve been going around the country and asking women to finish the phrase, “I am a Powerful Latina because…” I have gotten some amazing answers! Latinas have spoken about their personal histories (as an immigrant, for example), the histories of their families (often referencing mothers and grandmothers), and the histories of their communities (sometimes …

Can I brag a bit? Right now, I’m at Georgetown University in Washington, DC waiting for my son to graduate from college this weekend. As you can imagine, I’m an exceedingly proud mama right now! And at the same time, I think about how much I’ve worked to create what I hope will be a …

Many of you might recall that PowerfulLatinas.com performed a survey the end of last year and early this year on Latina goals for 2010.  This survey was publicized through Twitter, Facebook, and I also asked all my newsletter recipients — you! — to take the survey as well. The survey asked recipients 10 questions about …

By Contributing Blogger Dr. Thelma Reyna Not a day passes in our modern American lives wherein we don’t interact with cultural diversity.  If any of us were to take an informal culture awareness test, we’d probably do pretty well. After all—especially in places like Southern California where I live, the mega melting pot of the …

What is YOUR culture?  Did you grow up in a place where you held rituals and ceremonies held in the countries from which your ancestors came?  Did you grow up speaking Spanish, listening to a certain kind of music, eating certain foods, and believing certain myths and superstitions? Is YOUR culture an urban culture or …

This weekend we celebrate Mother’s Day.  And I want to encourage you (even if you’re a man) to acknowledge yourself – and others! – for the multitude of ways in which we “mother.” The definition of mother and motherhood is often outside the tradition definition and is also defined as “a creative source; an origin,” …

As Latinas, we get to create our culture together, in community and in dialogue.  We know that culture is a moving, shifting, growing thing and it is not static! So when I say “Your culture is an asset,” what do I mean?  I mean that you get to create a uniquely individualized Latina identity, because …

A former Simon & Schuster editor, Marcela Landres is the author of the e-book How Editors Think and specializes in helping Latinos get published. Check out her webpage at: www.marcelalandres.com. Becoming Latina in 10 Easy Steps: A Novel by Lara Rios (Berkley) When Marcela Alvarez finds out she’s half-gringa, she questions what it means to …