Latinas open up about wounds of discrimination within the culture

By Mary Castillo

Many Latinas have heard of, or experienced, discrimination against the dark or indio-looking person in the family or among friends. For some of us, that first sense of someone being "different" occurs within our families; sometimes in a loving, teasing way. But sadly, in some families, it is a cold, unloving voice that tells a child she is unwanted.

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Soy Roquera's own "best of" list for Rock en Espanol

By Linda Kite

After reviewing the oversights of music critics' "best of" lists, Soy Roquera does her part to bring Rock en Espańol forward and out of the margins.

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Latinos hear from McCain, Obama at NCLR event

From the Staff of TheLatinaVoz.com

The presidential candidates appeared before the National Council of La Raza Convention in San Diego, the third time in less than two months that Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama have spoken to a major Latino organization.

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Latinas talk about being 'different' within the culture

By Mary Castillo

Many Latinas have heard of, or experienced, discrimination against the dark or indio-looking person in the family or among friends. For some of us, that first sense of someone being "different" occurs within our families.

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A Q&A with Dr. Daphne Miller, author of 'The Jungle Effect'

By Claudia Kolker

Dr. Daphne Miller, author of "The Jungle Effect," answers our questions about a host of ways we can learn from traditional diets, including how ingredient substitutions have wreaked havoc in the U.S. version of Latin cuisines, and the ideal meal to fight off the blues.

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Miami Dade’s San Luis, Solares chosen for Latina leadership institute

From the Staff of TheLatinaVoz.com

Yanyn San Luis and Odalys Solares of Miami Dade College's Kendall campus are two of the 22 young women chosen from 5,000 applicants nationwide to attend the Latinas Learning to Lead Summer Youth Institute.

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Breast cancer research urgently needs more Latina participants

By Margaret Avila

"The Sister Study," which has a goal or reaching 50,000 overall participants, has only (updated) 2,344 Latinas enrolled in the breast cancer research program.

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Portugal's city of seven hills: 20 cosas about Lisbon

By Inęs Santos

Lisbon seems to be perpetually on everyone's short list, one of those places to which you don't quite make it, but would love to visit. For those who do, Lisbon has so much to offer, you'll be missing it before you leave.

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Real Latino stories on LatinLounge.tv

By Kemila Velan

Filmmakers who see Mitch Posada's LatinLounge.tv website say, "This is something you can't see on Univision or Telemundo."

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