Wellness Is Not a Luxury — It’s a Necessity
For too long, Latinas have been told that our worth is measured in sacrifice. We are praised for how much we can endure, how many people we can care for, how little we can ask for ourselves. To rest is seen as indulgent. To say no is framed as selfish.
How Can Latinas Leverage Education for Generational Wealth?
For many of us, education has always been the dream our families carried across borders and generations. Abuelas who never finished grade school told us to study harder than anyone else. Parents who worked double shifts reminded us that degrees were tickets to doors they could never open. For Latinas,
What Does It Take for Latinas to Lead in Tech?
Walk into any conference on artificial intelligence, fintech, or healthtech, and you’ll see the same faces on stage: mostly white, mostly male. Yet beneath the polished keynotes, a quieter revolution is underway. Latinas are entering the rooms that once seemed sealed off—founder seats, VP roles, product leadership in SaaS and
Five Ways Latinas Can Strengthen Their Civic Influence Today
For generations, Latinas have been the backbone of our families and communities—organizing school fundraisers, leading church groups, mobilizing neighbors when someone is in need. We already know how to lead. But too often, our influence stops at the community level when it should extend into the civic spaces where decisions
What Does It Mean to Be Latina Today?
To be Latina has never been a single story. It has never been one language, one color, one country, one history. It has always been a mosaic—of Indigenous roots, African heritage, European colonization, and centuries of migration and resistance. But today, in this era of global diaspora, social media debates,
Joy Is Resistance for Latina Communities
There is a sound that lives in us. It’s the laughter that erupts in the middle of a story told for the hundredth time, the cumbia beat that pulls us to our feet before we even realize we’re dancing, the clatter of pots in a kitchen where everyone is talking
Latinas Are the Fastest-Growing Force in Higher Education
The story of Latinas in higher education is one of the most powerful demographic shifts of our time. For decades, the narrative centered on barriers—on who was excluded, on who didn’t graduate, on who was left behind. But today, something extraordinary is happening: Latinas are enrolling in universities and professional
Will the Next Global Fashion Icon Be Latina?
I have walked through fashion showrooms where our culture was treated as raw material—beautiful, but anonymous. A textile pattern lifted from Oaxaca. A silhouette “inspired” by Bogotá. A color palette said to be drawn from the Caribbean sun. And yet, no acknowledgment of the people, no credit to the makers,
How to Preserve Culture Without Losing Yourself
The history of Latinas in the United States is a history of negotiation—between languages, traditions, and the unrelenting weight of assimilation. Each generation has carried forward pieces of identity while leaving others behind, sometimes by choice, often by pressure. At stake in this balance is more than nostalgia. Culture is
Healing in Motion: The Rise of Wellness Practices Among Latinas
For generations, many of us were taught to push through pain. To work harder when we were exhausted. To keep cooking, caregiving, and showing up for everyone else even when our bodies and minds were crying out for rest. In our communities, strength was measured by sacrifice. And while resilience
