Virginia Isaad, Author at HipLatina

Spanglish Songs For When You’re Deep in the Feels

Virginia IsaadJuly 30, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 30, 20210786

Music is a universal language that taps into a vital element of the human experience — feeling the feels. With very few spaces for people to positively indulge over moments of heartbreak, sorrow, and grief, it is no surprise that...

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Tips for Dating as a Person with Disabilities From Your Disabled Latina Bestie

Virginia IsaadJuly 30, 2021July 30, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 30, 2021July 30, 20210832

Andrea Lausell is a queer disabled Boricua & Cubana based in Los Angeles, California. She creates digital content about disability, sex ed, fashion and bringing awareness to her own disability, Spina Bifida. For the past nineteen years of my life...

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Outside Is Expensive: Budgeting for a Post-Pandemic World

Virginia IsaadJuly 29, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 29, 20210940

Kara Pérez is the founder of Bravely Go, a financial platform focused on feminist economics and inclusive personal finance. You’re waxed and vaxxed and ready to get back outside after quarantining for almost all of 2020. But wait: Lyft’s are HOW MUCH...

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Digame: Dalina Soto is an Anti-Diet Nutritionist Helping Latinas Eat Smarter

Virginia IsaadJuly 28, 2021July 28, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 28, 2021July 28, 202101299

Digame is a monthly series featuring prominent Latinx leaders, activists, entrepreneurs, and public figures uplifting the community and making a difference. Dalina Soto is a Dominican-American registered dietitian and one of the few Spanish speaking RDs in the Philadelphia area and...

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‘West Side Story’ Drops a Special Look Ahead of December Release

Virginia IsaadJuly 28, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 28, 202101196

Jets and Sharks, get ready! Just when we thought we wouldn’t see any more footage from Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story remake until its release this December, a new Special Look video dropped during last night’s Olympic games and set...

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“For Rosa” Director Talks Shining a Light on the Forced Sterilization of Latinas

Virginia IsaadJuly 27, 2021July 27, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 27, 2021July 27, 2021011100

Fighting for reproductive rights has been a long-time struggle but when it comes to doctors we’re taught to inherently trust them and focus on fighting dangerous policies instead. But in the late 1960s and early 1970s, several Mexican-American women trusted...

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Camila Cabello Announces Upcoming Third Album ‘Familia’, Releases New Single

Virginia IsaadJuly 26, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 26, 20210886

It looks like July belongs to Camila Cabello this year! After sharing a sneak peek of her new Amazon Prime film Cinderella earlier this month, Camilla Cabello has now released “Don’t Go Yet,” the first single from her upcoming third...

Bad Bunny & Cheetos Release Exclusive adidas Collection & Announce Contest Benefitting Students

Virginia IsaadJuly 22, 2021July 28, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 22, 2021July 28, 202103834

From Crocs to Corona, Bad Bunny has been killing it with his company collaborations lately. Now, he’s joining forces with Cheetos and adidas to drop an exclusive leisurewear collection August 6 that combines his style with the “Cheetos Look”, according...

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5 Reforms that Can Close the Wealth Gap for Latinas

Virginia IsaadJuly 21, 2021July 22, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 21, 2021July 22, 202101097

Latinas suffer the brunt of workforce inequities in the United States and the pandemic has only emphasized that with many suffering disproportionate financial losses. For the nearly 30 million Latinas living in the U.S., financial recovery will be much more...

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Marvel Announces Latinx-Led Comic Anthology ‘Comunidades’

Virginia IsaadJuly 21, 2021July 21, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 21, 2021July 21, 202101870

Superhero fans, get ready—Marvel Comics has announced a comic anthology that will center Latinx heroes and creators, writers, and artists from the Marvel Universe! After the success of their previous collections, including Marvel’s Voices: Legacy and Marvel’s Voices: Pride, the...

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Naomi Osaka is First Haitian & Japanese Woman to be on the Cover of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue

Virginia IsaadJuly 20, 2021July 20, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 20, 2021July 20, 202102155

Naomi Osaka made headlines in May of this year when she pulled out of the French Open due to anxiety, sharing that she’s “suffered long bouts of depression.” Osaka, 23, was born in Japan to a Haitian father and Japanese...

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Reclaiming Indigenous Spiritual Practices is a Form of Mental Health

Virginia IsaadJuly 16, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 16, 202101636

This rise in reclaiming ancestral and indigenous practices within the Latinx wellness and spiritual space has been gaining prominence over the last few years. These practices are more than their simplified stereotypical understanding of being measured down to lunar cycles...