Virginia Isaad, Author at HipLatina

20 Latina Celebrities Get Real About Motherhood

Virginia IsaadMay 10, 2020May 11, 2020

by Virginia IsaadMay 10, 2020May 11, 202001665

Familia is everything and Latina mothers are often the heart of the family. Though celebrity moms have certain privileges that the average Latina doesn’t, they aren’t exempt from the challenges every mom faces. This list is about the good as...

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Coronavirus Crisis: 85% of ICE Detainees Tested are Positive for Covid-19

Virginia IsaadApril 29, 2020April 29, 2020

by Virginia IsaadApril 29, 2020April 29, 20200822

ICE recently announced that it has tested 995 of its 30,737 detainees as of April 21 and of those, 449 have tested positive. Of the 1.38 percent of the detainees that have been tested, about 85 percent were positive, with...

Culture

Denise Bidot on the Invisibility of Arab Latinas

Virginia IsaadApril 28, 2020May 1, 2020

by Virginia IsaadApril 28, 2020May 1, 20200930

Denise Bidot, 32, is one of the most famous curvy models in the industry but being an Arab-Latina growing up in Miami, often felt lonely until she discovered Shakira. “Growing up, I felt like I was the only girl in the...

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Undocumented Latina Entrepreneurs Thrive Despite Their Status

Virginia IsaadApril 23, 2020April 26, 2020

by Virginia IsaadApril 23, 2020April 26, 202001823

Rosa Torres is a 23-year-old undocumented sociology student who co-founded Floreria Esperanza with her mom selling custom flower arrangements through Instagram as a creative avenue to make money. Torres was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and came to the U.S. when...

Lifestyle

10 Latina Life & Career Coaches Share Tips to Thrive in 2020

Virginia IsaadApril 15, 2020

by Virginia IsaadApril 15, 20200794

The pressure to plan for the future and prep to become the best version of yourself is real, but that is easier said than done and for Latinas juggling tons of responsibilities between work and familia it can feel downright...

Culture

Chingona Ventures Jefa Wants to Fund Latina-Owned Businesses

Virginia IsaadApril 8, 2020

by Virginia IsaadApril 8, 20200445

Venture Capitalist Samara Hernandez, 35, has invested in non-diverse teams and when confronted about why she doesn’t only invest in Latinx businesses she explains that working in a white male-dominated space means she can be a better advocate for women...

Culture

Sweet Street Cosmetics is an Ode to LA Chola Style

Virginia IsaadMarch 30, 2020April 27, 2020

by Virginia IsaadMarch 30, 2020April 27, 20200321

Natalia Durazo and LaLa Romero love makeup but felt like the industry didn’t necessarily love them back as they didn’t see themselves represented so they decided they would fill that void. Born and raised in Los Angeles, the entrepreneurs celebrate...

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Justina Machado Says ODAAT is a Universal Story about Family

Virginia IsaadMarch 24, 2020

by Virginia IsaadMarch 24, 20200222

One Day at a Time is a beloved sitcom centered around a Cuban-American family that deals with real-life issues including PTSD and queer identity. It’s that fine balance between heartwarming moments and true-life hardships sprinkled with quirky humor that helped...

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‘Vida’ Releases Season 3 Trailer and Announces Cancellation

Virginia IsaadMarch 20, 2020

by Virginia IsaadMarch 20, 20200399

The beloved Starz series Vida released the season three trailer while simultaneously announcing that it has been canceled despite its critical acclaim. The trailer is a mix of partying, love and sex, and familia but above all, it’s about the...

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A Latina Nursing Student Invented Hand Sanitizer in the ’60s

Virginia IsaadMarch 19, 2020

by Virginia IsaadMarch 19, 20200480

Hand sanitizer is currently the hottest commodity in the wake of the spread of Covid-19 and we have a Latina nurse to thank for inventing it. News stories have begun circulating that attribute the idea of hand sanitizer to a...

News and Entertainment

Coronavirus CDC Guidelines Are Unavailable in Spanish

Virginia IsaadMarch 18, 2020

by Virginia IsaadMarch 18, 20200194

The latest guidelines from the White House on slowing the spread of coronavirus are currently not available in Spanish despite repeated claims from Latino groups to add a translation. Latino Rebels reporter Julio Ricardo Varela first reported the lack of...

News and Entertainment

Bad Bunny Reveals Battle with Depression

Virginia IsaadMarch 16, 2020

by Virginia IsaadMarch 16, 20200264

El Conejo Malo’s latest album YHLQMDLG is a massive success becoming the highest-charting all-Spanish-language album of all time after its Feb. 29 release and yet he recently revealed he’s suffered bouts of depression. In a recent interview with Dominican journalist...

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