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Adolescentes bilingües: el secreto de una mamá

2022-07-04
In: Bilingualism, Español, Multicultural Identity, Multicultural Parenting

Autora invitada:  Erica de Mamás por el mundo Existen pocos recursos sobre la crianza bilingüe en adolescentes. ¿Cuál es mi secreto? Consejos: El mayor secreto para iniciarse en algo es tener la motivación y en cuanto a crianza se refiere es algo fácil de identificar y no tan sencillo deRead More →

The Dangers of Ethnic Slurs

2022-01-14
In: Multicultural Identity
Tagged: ethnic slurs, microaggression, racism

Ethnic slurs (ethnophaulic) are words or expressions that typically use an identifiable feature of a group or members of a given ethnicity to insult, ridicule, mock, or disrespect.    One of the first ethnic slurs that I can recall was the word “Gringa.” The first time I heard it, it wasRead More →

A Puerto Rican Conundrum: Indigenous, Black or White? Am I one, or all three?

2020-03-23
In: Multicultural Identity
Tagged: African, DNA, Indigenous Peoples, Puerto Rican, Spanish, Taino, White

I’ll go ahead and give you my answer, I’m all three. Earlier this week I was asked if I was Spanish or Native American? This is a question that I get asked often. Hence, no one ever asks if I’m Black or African. My response is usually short: Puerto Rican.Read More →

Puerto Rican’s Racial Ancestry Mix

2020-03-02
In: Learn About Puerto Rico, Multicultural Identity, Puerto Rico
Tagged: Africa, AfroLatino, Spaniard, Spanish, Taino

Puerto Ricans are a beautiful mix of indigenous Taínos, Africans, and Spanish ancestry; and they come in all shades and skin tones. So it’s hard to answer a simple question such as, “What are you?” Like Gina Rodriguez says… With that being said, let me tell you a little moreRead More →

Celebrando el Día Nacional del Inmigrante

2019-10-28
In: Multicultural Identity, Spanish / Bilingual Children's book

¿Sabías que hoy es el Día Nacional del Inmigrante? En el 1987, el Congreso de Estados Unidos reconoció el 28 de octubre como el Día Nacional del Imnigrante. Para celebrar este día les comparto un poema de la autora Mariana Llanos. Sobre la autora: Mariana Llanos es una escritora yRead More →

Sembrando la semilla del amor a la patria

2019-09-09
In: Español, Multicultural Identity
Tagged: identidad, multicultural, multicultural identity

“Yo sería borincanoaunque naciera en la luna.” Juan Antonio Corretjer ¿Cómo mantener los lazos culturales cuando se vive lejos de la patria de uno y cómo sembramos la semilla del amor? En la crianza bicultural y multicultural muchas veces nos encontramos en la encrucijada de cómo celebrar nuestras costumbres cuando vivimosRead More →

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