Raising niños in a mixed and matched world.
Confessions of a Bicultural Mom This past year has been busier than ever and I’ve felt guilty too many times about living in the Midwest and about not immersing our daughter enough into Mexican culture. It’s been hard. We’re far away from our family and friends who influence our Latino roots most and we haven’t [...]
My First 10 Blog Posts Ever Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about why I started this blog. What were my goals then? Are they still the same now? How can I create reachable steps to help me succeed in my goals? When I started blogging, I really just wanted to have a voice and [...]
*UPDATES BELOW – PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE* Today I was wandering around on Facebook as usual and I came across a post about Disney’s first Latina princess. If you haven’t heard yet, here’s a quick video preview of the show, Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess: Disney’s First Latina Princess – Is She [...]
My Children Will Not Be Seen As American No Matter What I Tell Them This article rings so true. It’s one of the most difficult things for individuals to understand because many believe that families of color create the problem by teaching their children their history and culture. That celebrating their roots creates ‘otherness’, but [...]
Julián Castro – Is He ‘Latino Enough’ Even Though He Isn’t Fluent in Spanish? The last couple of days there has been a buzz surrounding Julián Castro. The young mayor from San Antonio, Texas spoke on behalf of our President and U.S. DREAMers during this week’s Democratic National Convention and the chatter since has been [...]
Favorite Multicultural Resources This is a Multicultural Mondays post! To join in, CLICK HERE for details and come back to this post to add your link! :) I’m a little late posting this because the weekend ran over into my week…and then my internet was down all day today (sorry guys!), but I’m super excited to share some of my favorite [...]
Bilingual Parenting Isn’t Just About Language This is a Multicultural Mondays post! To join in, CLICK HERE for details and come back to this post to add your link! :) So many times I’ve been asked, “Why is raising bilingual kids so important?” Since the language of study is Spanish in our home, it’s usually framed with a series [...]
ATTEND ‘MY DREAM SPEAKS’ BENEFIT IN NYC! Head over to the Helen Mills Event Space & Theater in New York City this Wednesday, April 18th for a very special evening celebrating language education through fashion, art, and music! The evening, hosted by CNN’s Zoraida Sambolin features performance by internationally celebrated Les Nubians and a presentation by Mataano (who [...]
Raising Confident Multiracial Children Like most parents, I’ve thought a lot about my daughter’s future. I have considered race, culture, language, religion and so many other factors that will become a part of her developing identity. Being the mother of a biracial child, it’s been a growing concern for me. While our nation is increasingly [...]
Multiculturals & Code-Switching Have you ever noticed that you have one set of verbal and non-verbal attributes in one conversation and then participate differently in the next? Our accents may change, our expressions, body language and even our whole attitudes can fluctuate between communities. Is this wrong? Does it mean we’re being “fake”? Or is [...]
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