This Mom Wasn’t Always a Proud Latina Growing up in a predominantly white town once created feelings of shame for this Cuban-American mother. She now works hard everyday to make sure her daughters never have to feel the same way. By Kimberly Pangaro No one is truly aware that they’re growing up on two sides of a cultural line while it’s…
No-Limit Latinas: A Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration By Girl Scouts Blog It’s Hispanic Heritage Month and we’re thrilled to celebrate by highlighting a few of our most incredible Latina Girl Scout alums! These barrier-breaking, change-making, world-changing women are a huge inspiration to us and to every Latina out there who wants to see herself reflected in the faces of accomplished…
What These Latino Entertainers Have Said About Their Roots By USA Today Whether you identify with the term Latino, Latinx or Latine — the community, which makes up over 62.1 million people in the U.S., is not a monolith. And neither are the many entertainers in the industry that have paved the way for future generations of Latino artists, writers, musicians, directors and…
How I’m Raising Proud Hispanic Children I realized that my children don’t need to relive my childhood to appreciate their heritage, just like I didn’t have to relive my father’s. They will appreciate being Hispanic in a different way than me. By Julie Calidonio When I was nine, my younger sisters and I went to El Salvador to visit my…
