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Historical “Firsts” by American Latinas

In the spirit of Women’s History Month, we pay homage to the intrepid, courageous, visionary “Powerful Latinas” who, in decades past and in the modern era, have blazed trails and secured their places in our national history as “the first Latina” to make their mark in their fields: government/politics, science, literature, music, film, drama, sports, …

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Telling Our Latina Stories

During Women’s History Month, it’s important for us to reflect upon OUR history as Latina women – what roles our ancestors have played in the history of the U.S., as well as the world. Part of this history is the personal history of our families and ourselves. Our Personal History “History” can sound like such …

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Latina, Heal Yourself

As I speak about leadership among Latinas, we have to discuss the pieces ramping up to leadership: healing and growth. I want to inspire Latinas to lead. I want us to push forward so that a large contingent of Latinas is ready and willing (!) to take the reins. At the same time, I know …

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Why Powerful Latinas are Important!

Why do I do what I do? Why do I talk to powerful Latina women to hear their stories? Why do I research Latino statistics? Why do I present webinars, resources, and an online leadership program geared specifically toward Latina women? In short, why PowerfulLatinas.com? After a short sabbatical, I’m back with lots of energy …

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Happy New Year, Powerful Latinas!

I can hardly believe I have been working on Powerful Latinas projects for the past 4 years as of this month! (The blog began in January 2008) As a reference both for myself and for you, I thought I would take some time during January to recap what all we’ve been doing for the past …

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Hispanic Internet Use

An interesting infographic () was released earlier this year that combined data from a Pew Hispanic Research study, IAB, Comscore, Facebook.com and eMarketer. The information shared was intriguing to me, and caused me to ask even further questions. In 2010, there were 30 million Hispanics online. Out of 50 million of us, total, that’s 60% …

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Latinos and Radio

When we look at how Latinos use or interact with media and technology, it’s interesting to me to see how the trends in our population show up. This month, as I pull certain statistics from marketing reports, I also note that, because these studies are done with an eye towards how to SELL to us, …

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