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Dominican Hair Site
There’s an amazing website dedicated to everything about Dominican hair salons. www.roundbrushhair.com serves up the dish on hair products, tips and even testimonials of those who swear by Dominican salons and stylists. You can even find where there is a Dominican salon in your neighborhood! It’s a one stop shop for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Daisy Fuentes in “Fitness”
More than ever, Latinas are feeling the pressure to be skinny. Therefore former model and Cuban-born TV personality Daisy Fuentes will lead Fitness magazine in its Mind, Body, Spirit initiative as its superstar. In the September issue of Fitness (which hit newsstands August 14th), Daisy discusses her body confidence, and how to reset the dial [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )New Jewelry Craze Among Latina Celebs
Vita Life’s jewelry continues to grow its variety of accessories and its celebrity fan base. Hero’s star, Hayden Panettiere, is the newest celebrity fan joining Katherine Heigl, Eva Longoria, Jessica Alba, Nicole Richie, Jamie Lynn Spears and Lindsay Lohan. Just in the past couple of months, Hayden, now owns [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )10 Things You Don’t Know About Women by Sarah Silverman
It’s not The Feminine Mystique, but in her own way, Sarah Silverman attempts to enlighten the masses about the complexities of womanhood.
The assignment is “Ten things men don’t know about women.” I am the worst person to write this. Get Nora Ephron. Get Mim Udovitch. But me? Look, if you want a [...]
Story of 13-year-old Latina prostitute
New York magazine published a must-read article about Lucia, a young Hispanic girl of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent who was forced to be a prostitute at the tender age of 13. Her history is the tragically real story of a terrible childhood that lacked love, guidance and support. The piece reveals [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Book celebrates Latina achievers in New Mexico
Mujeres Valerosas book cover
Photo: Hispanic Women’s Council
Mujeres Valerosas, a 142-page documentary book published by the Hispanic Women’s Council, showcases the accomplishments of 79 contemporary Latina women leaders in New Mexico. All of the women in the book were nominated by their peers. Except for the book committee who selected the final nominations for publication, [...]
College is First to Help in Micro-lending Program
In the shadow of the worst shooting in US history, many experts are highlighting the violence that dominates many college campuses. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A lil girl’s VaJJ Story
A certain girl (whose name shall not mentioned) told her father that she couldn’t use the bathroom yet since her father, who has a peanut, is in the bathroom. Her mother asked her “So carino what do you have.” She replied, “Everybody knows that we girls got pinatas, Mami.”
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Followers & Spies
After an unsuccessful trip to the pool (it turns out that the public pools will be closed until June 24th), my mother and I decided to walk around 231st ST, which has numerous cheap shops. We went to a store that someone recommended my mother and we browsed its shoes’ aisle. There were plenty of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Plastic surgery
A middle aged Chicana had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital.
While on the operating table, the comadre was delirious, she had a near
death experience. Seeing God, she asked, “Hay Dios Santo, is my time
up?” Dios said, “No mijita, you have another 43 years, two months and
eight days to live.” Upon recovery, the [...]
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