Raising niños in a mixed and matched world.
Well-Meaning White People I’m not apposed to white people. Really, I’m not. *sarcasm* Some may think I’m out to get whites or that I’m a self-hater because I call white people out time and again…because I married a Latino…because I speak Spanish…because I prefer non-white friends or those in interracial relationships who get me, but [...]
From Prada to Nada – A Film About Mexican American Identity? I finally watched “From Prada to Nada” this week. And by finally, I mean that it’s been starring me in the face on Netflix and I’ve been avoiding it. Why? Well, Prada’s not my thing…I’m clueless about fashion, I’m deterred by stories about the [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Multicultural Familia™ Launches New Deals Site for Multicultural Families Sioux Falls, SD – January 30th, 2012 – Multicultural Familia™ has launched a new deals site for multicultural families. The aim of the site is to highlight businesses and organizations that offer products and services that meet the needs of a growing online multicultural [...]
Breaking Down White Ignorance Through Comedy For a while, the “Sh*t people say” videos have been trending, but the real shining stars of all these webisodes have been the videos that both poke fun at and bring awareness to the realities of racism. While some of these videos aren’t much more than heavy satire, there [...]
“We’re an equal opportunity employer” I’ve heard this phrase more times than I can count and it’s one that I’m tired of hearing. It’s not something that’s said from a place of understanding or acknowledgement, it’s a cop-out…a way to cover yourself legally. Interesting that so many say it. Probably 9 out of 10 businesses [...]
Image via www.hispanicizeevent.com Well, I meant to get this news out yesterday, but I have been sick all week and falling behind on my blog a bit in an effort to catch up on some much needed rest. As exciting as this is though, I couldn’t keep quiet too long. ;) I’m excited to announce that this [...]
Today I wanted to share a podcast that my husband and I did, mostly about raising bilingual / bicultural kids and also about a few other interesting topics. Listen below: Listen to internet radio with ChantillyPatino on Blog Talk Radio. One of the most important considerations for parents raising biracial children, and especially for [...]
Straight Talk, Sprint & South Dakota See the picture of the phone above? I want that phone. ;) You see, I’m a Straight Talk user and I love Straight Talk, wouldn’t switch. Their prices are rational, it’s prepaid, so no contracts to deal with and the phone service is great! There’s just one thing that’s [...]
Creating Motivation Ok, so this week, my main goal was to find motivation for this journey. I noticed that last week, the most difficult challenge was pushing myself to do the work each day…to eat healthy, get my workouts in and to resist the urge to sweep my concerns about health under the rug. I [...]
Image credit: Flickr / Jeff Kubina Today is Multicultural Monday! Join in by writing up a post about something multicultural (this week’s topic is ACTIVISM & PARENTING) and adding your post url to the link up below! View all the multicultural blog hop posts. >> HOW TO JOIN IN ON MULTICULTURAL MONDAYS << ____________________________________________________________________________________ This week, I’ve [...]
Who is Martin Luther King Jr. ? Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., not to be confused with the 15th century German priest Martin Luther, is an internationally recognized civil rights leader and preacher who promoted non-violent activism against racial discrimination and injustice. He was born on January 15th, 1929, raised in the south and the son of [...]
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