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Hey Lupe, wanna play Mall?
from playthings.com: “Hip-Spanic, Las Vegas, will debut Lateenaz, a line of fashion dolls and play sets designed to embrace Hispanic culture and traditions. Each playset (Salon, Mall, School,...
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A Cookbook and Cubans, Cubans, Cubans Everywhere
Car’ai, this post was intended to be longer and poetic and maybe even funny, but I’m headed to Geek Squad con PDF problemas. Oy. So, without the fluff, let me tell you about Marta’s new Cuban cookbook....
View ArticleA genius name: Butaca TV
Butaca = easy chair. At my grandparents’ house there were two butacas. If they wanted in, you got out. Pronto. My grandmother’s butaca spun and rocked and if you tipped yourself back too far, you...
View ArticleNothing like an American in a Latino Family
A month before we got married, my husband and I were visiting Miami and staying with my aunt. She and I were talking. I don’t remember about what when my future husband said: “Hey, stop arguing!” My...
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The New Southern-Latino Table, a Melding
Author is coming to Nashville. Hey, American South, look what is happening: A new cuisine is emerging, born of Southern and Latino cultures. Que? Tamales stuffed with greens, corn ice cream topped with...
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“…but, They Have Free Health Care and Education…”
Rules in Cuba Dear free-born, democratic country-living American friend…or stranger, here is something you can read before you once again utter the statement: “But at least in Cuba they have free...
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Grocery Store Amens
It would take you not living in the place where you grew up — far from the daily tastes, smells, sounds you love — to truly understand the joy I get when I discover Cuban/Miami-home-style food and...
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Bilingual Me.
Me. At Work. Latino non-profit. Fabulous. Am I Really Bilingual? I think this is an open letter to parents raising bilingual, Spanish-speaking children in America. For parents, like me, whose kids are...
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I Know Queens, so Keep Your Princess
I am Queen. (2007) Sometimes, I have nothing to say, which is very un-Cuban. Sometimes, I force myself to say nothing, which is very American. I have been fighting with the two sides of my brain:...
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