Raising niños in a mixed and matched world.
This post is part of a series of interviews with families like ours, who are ‘mixed’ and Latino. Read more interviews here: MixedFam Q&A Ruby is a wife and mother to 2 little ones. She is the Blogger at growingupblackxican.com, where she blogs about raising her kids to be proud of their 2 cultures – Black and Mexican. Her family [...]
Our amiga at La Familia Cool, Dania (a.k.a. “Mami Cool”), is celebrating her one year anniversary! Yes, she’s been blogging at La Familia Cool for ONE YEAR on December 5th! To celebrate her success and ring in the new year right, Ruby from Growing Up Blackxican and myself are joining forces to help [...]
“Mars Needs Moms” = Anti-Feminist Propaganda {For Kids?} My husband went searching Redbox (a last alternative) to find a movie to watch for Thanksgiving tonight and he picked up “Mars Needs Moms”, a Disney film that circulated widely this past year. We were hopeful that since the title included “moms” that it would be [...]
“Thanksgiving” or Thanks-Giving? Every year, when this holiday rolls around, I have a heavy feeling. One that many probably have, but we too often ignore out of convenience. There’s that feeling that you are celebrating something awful. That you a desecrating a story and buying into all things commercial. That’s because it’s true. We’re [...]
Image Credit: Flickr / armadillo444 I bet some of you are out there thinking…omg…is this about THE Fairy Hobmother!? Well, in a word…yes! I’m pleased to tell you that I have received a visit from a generous Fairy Hobmother and you can too! For those who aren’t familiar with The Fairy Hobmother, there is a special [...]
(click above to vote) Laura Tellado, journalist and award winning author of Holdin’ Out For a Hero and Espresso con Leche, has launched a donor page with Pepsi’s community fundraising initiative, the Pepsi Refresh Project, to raise funds for a national campaign for Spina Bifida. The campaign, which includes funding a support group in her local community for Spina [...]
This post is part of a series of interviews with families like ours, who are ‘mixed’ and Latino. Read more interviews here: MixedFam Q&A I’m very excited to share with you, half of my interview with Dash Harris, a journalist in NYC who is enthralled in her own personal and professional exploration of Latino identity. [...]
Both my husband and I grew up in families with limited access to dental care and our experiences with dentist were always much more dramatic as a result of our infrequent visits. Nowadays there are more resources available for underprivileged children, but many adults are still without health and dental coverage, resulting in inadequate [...]
What is Bicultural Identity? I’ve had quite a few individuals approach me and tell me that they were pleasantly surprised to realize that they were bicultural. I’m always a bit saddened, but mostly glad, to hear this announcement. On one end, I’m pleased that readers are looking at my stories here and identifying with with [...]
Image courtesy Lee & Low Books Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message I was researching children’s books for my daughter when I came across this lovely book from Lee & Low. Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message is authored by Chief Jake Swamp and Illustrated by Erwin Printup, Jr., both of Native [...]
Image Credit: Flickr / marygkosta I was making my usual rounds on Facebook this week and saw an article that really caught my interest, entitled, Occupy Your Kid: One Child’s Lesson in Activism and Humanity. The article, from Sandra Guzmán on Mamiverse.com, is a great intro to the topic. Guzmán explains in the article how [...]
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