October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Now is the time to use your voice and influence in the community. During this month of domestic violence awareness, I hope you will identify yourself and company as advocates for survivors. October 22 is nationally known...
Being Latinx: The Bigger Picture. My full name is Suyapa Soreyda Benedit MejÃa de Begley. Now I go by Soreyda Benedit-Begley, to simplify things. I’m Afro-Latina. My father was black (Garifuna-Honduran) and my mother was an indigenous Honduran descendant of the Mayan...
Creating A Home Away From Home by Monica Calleja Living far from your country, family, traditions, and culture is a feeling that only an immigrant can experience. We have our hearts divided by the love of the land where we were born and this new land where our...
Meet the Owner of Mi Pequeña Hacienda My name is Lorena Gallegos and I was born in Mexico in a small town called Rio Verde San Luis Potosi. My parents moved to Tijuana, Mexico when I was five, and I grew up there until I was 18. That same year I also got married and...
¡Vamos! Let’s Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! Have you ever wondered what the difference is between the term Latin and the term Hispanic? Simply put, Hispanic refers to people of Spanish speaking descent. This would include all the Spanish speaking countries in...
