My First Latina Movie Review: Coyote

Independent Film, Coyote, is a suspenseful and heart-wrenching story about two Americans, Steve (Brian Peterson, director and writer) and J. (Brett Spackman, writer) from Arizona, and the obstacles and dangers they face as owners of a ‘Kinder, Gentler People Smugglers’ coyote business. After forming their company, they begin to find success and a nice profit, [...]

Corned Beef (brisket) Recipe for St. Patrick’s Day

In honor of one of my many heritages, I prepare corned beef each year for St. Patrick’s Day. This year I decided to try a new recipe, which includes turnips. The recipe has quite a few spices and the corn beef needs to sit in a brine for up to two weeks. This recipe makes [...]

Dee Makes Jewelry Mentioned in whohub.com

A very special thank you to Tracy Renee Jones for giving me a shout out! Tracy Renee Jones, a juggler of 3 blogs and a co-host of a weekly online radio show, recently had an interview with whohub.com. In this informative interview, she explains her reasons for blogging and provides the reader with inspiration to [...]

Dear Census Bureau, In case you didn’t receive the memo…

I just received the short 2010 Census form which has only 10 questions to complete.  The form has a Hispanic origin section, which is broken down to Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban and other Hispanic/Latino or Spanish Origin. This section also includes a fill-in section, where you can give your Latino country a shout out! About [...]

You Are Not Latina! – spoken words of ignorance within the latino culture

“What are you?” “Where are you from?” “Your Latina? You can’t be Latina (or  Spanish) because you are too white!” By this time, I am usually frowning because I have heard this numerous times by a Latino person (well…mostly from the Latinas ). In an attempt to defend my skin color, I would explain that [...]