As a Latina growing up in the Bronx, I loved baseball. I grew up playing softball and going to local baseball games that pitted neighborhood against neighborhood in New York City.  I can still name the full roster of the 1986 World Series Mets. It is that time of year

Walking about this weekend, I noticed this Banksy -esque form of self expression that I just couldn’t resist dwelling on.  A quick Google search led me to this 2011 campaign advocating having the NYC subway “N” line turned into the “Ñ” line during Hispanic Heritage Month every year. As a recent

The U.S. Congress established the first full week of October as Mental Illness Awareness Week and on October 10, the United Nations observed Mental Health Awareness Day through various session events. One such commemorative event was the NGO Committee on Mental Health’s session on the future directions of mental health

The U.S. Congress established the first full week of October as Mental Illness Awareness Week and on October 10, we observed mental health awareness day to raise awareness of mental health issues and make mental health a global priority. Unfortunately issues of depression and mental health are still very much

In my line of work, I often get asked to explain the difference between Hispanic and Latino and to basically help define who is a Latino/Hispanic.  Many times, people identify all Hispanics as being Mexican, as liking beans or as speaking Spanish (sometimes to the exclusion of speaking of English).