Latina Moms | Daughters
LA is my current hometown and when girlfriends come to visit I have a routine down—Thai massages, Malibu hikes, swanky bars, groovy shops, trendy restaurants. All very fun and very non-kid friendly activities. So when a girlfriend recently came to town with her 6 and 8 year old, I had to revamp the routine quite [...]
In the her new documentary “Lost in Detention,” Frontline correspondent Maria Hinojosa takes a penetrating look at the harsh world of immigration detention and the Obama administration’s enforcement policies. Mamiverse caught up with the always cool, calm, and on-the-move Maria to speak about her latest work, her new job as the first Latina correspondent for [...]
I remember seeing the advertisement nearly two years ago. I was on the couch with two of my best friends, Kim and Megan, watching TV and eating Chinese. We couldn’t find the remote to fast-forward through the commercials. And God forbid one of us abandon our couch cushion and lo mein to do it manually. [...]
Ah fall, the best season of all. The air is turning crisp, the leaves are about to change, pumpkin lattes are back, and TV is good again. This week, three of the season’s biggest shows have made their return—Modern Family, Grey’s Anatomy, and Desperate Housewives—starring TVs most recognizable mamis Sofia Vergara, Sara Ramirez, and Eva [...]
This month, Latina magazine celebrates it’s Quinceañera. And there is much to celebrate. The magazine was founded by Christy Haubeggar in 1996, upon her graduation from Stanford Law School. The idea was born in one of her business courses, where she developed a business plan for a groundbreaking publication: a magazine that would feature the [...]
While many of us remember her as the veejay with rocking style and enviable hair, today she is a business mogul, designer, and a force in the fashion world. But throughout the evolution of Daisy Fuentes the veejay to Daisy Fuentes the brand, one truth has always remained: the girl knows how to put on [...]
The first time I ran a 5K, I was a freshman in high school and I had just decided to sign up for the cross-country team. It was a curious choice. I had never run a day in my life. Being on the cross-country team meant I would be logging countless miles during after-school practices [...]
So you’ve made it through the start of the school year—the excitement, the anxiety, the shock of the alarm clock. Now that you are into the back-to-school routine, it’s time for that all-important Back-to-School (or Meet the Teacher) night. This is your opportunity to establish a relationship with your child’s teacher and to find out [...]
A mother’s heart is the child’s classroom. —Henry Ward Beecher As the school year begins and you watch your child walk off into a new frontier—a new school, a new classroom, with a new teacher—remember that you remain the most important element in their education. You are their constant and consistent teacher. If you foster [...]
Yoga is meant to open up our minds, our bodies, and our spirits. Sounds great, right? But let’s face it, stepping into that first yoga class is a bit daunting—especially with all the styles offered these days. Ashtanga, jivamukti, kundalini…. Who knows what you could be getting yourself into? When we see those unfamiliar, unpronounceable [...]
