For Many Latinos, Racial Identity Is More Culture Than Color {NYTimes}

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Monica Almeida/The New York Times “Believe me, I am not a confused person. I know who I am, but I don’t necessarily fit the categories well,” said Erica Lubliner, a medical school graduate of Mexican and Jewish heritage. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ A friend sent me this great article from the New York Times about how 1/3 of [...]

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Life Change Challenge: Week One {Jump Starting}

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Eating & Drinking Right This week was kind of tough.  Ok, it was downright difficult.  It was week one of my Life Change Challenge, in which my goal is to live healthier and fitter.  Well, it went ok, but I can’t say it went well.  Hubby brought in his usual sabotage…lol.  For one, he’s a [...]

#MulticulturalMondays Blog Hop: Interracial Relationships

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  Today is Multicultural Monday!  This is the first of a weekly multicultural blog hop geared toward individuals who want to share a piece of their multicultural life with the rest of us.  Join in by writing up a post about something multicultural (this week’s topic is INTERRACIAL RELATIONSHIPS) and adding your post url to [...]

Fiesta Feminina by Mary-Joan Gerson

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 Images via Barefoot Books Fiesta Feminina by Mary-Joan Gerson ~ THIS GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED ~ Today marks day four of the anniversary celebration and giveaways!  A book that I really wanted to share is this feminist children’s book that explores the empowered women and folklore of Mexico.  From la virgen de Guadalupe to la luna, [...]

Kusikiy: A Child from Taquile, Peru by Mercedes Cecilia

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Images via Kusikiy.com Kusikiy: A Child from Taquile, Peru by Mercedes Cecilia ~ THIS GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED ~ Today begins day 3 of my blogging anniversary giveaways and I want to share with you a book that my daughter daughter and I both love.  Kusikiy: A Child from Taquile, Peru, is the story of a [...]

A Special Thank You to My Support Network & a $50 Gift Card Giveaway!

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Image credit: Flickr / woodleywonderworks   Today is my OFFICIAL ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY and I just want to say THANK YOU to everyone who has supported me over this year! Thank you to Ana Flores and Roxana Soto of Spanglish Baby and Tracy of Latinaish who came by to support my blog in the early days [...]

Simply Done, Well Done by Aaron McCargo, Jr. {GIVEAWAY}

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Photography by Lucy Schaeffer {cover, stuffed pork chops p 137}   Welcome to day one of my blog anniversary party!  Happy Monday!  :) Today, I wanted to share with you an awesome cookbook that I received recently and love!  My husband and I are huge fans of Aaron McCargo Jr., one of the few cooks that we [...]

Making Resolutions & Celebrating My One Year Blog Anniversary

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Image credit: Flickr / Ludie Cochrane   Making Resolutions for 2012 I’ve been making a lot of plans for 2012 and it feels like a powerful year.  So this year I’m starting off with a lot of great ideas that I’ve wanted to do all year long, but didn’t know how to start.  Some examples…an ebook, [...]