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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[From Humacao to "West Side Story," Rita Moreno is an icon for Latinas on screen.
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							<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Our Latine joy and celebration matters now more than ever.]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Sending love to my comunidad  in Los Angeles amid ICE raids and racial profiling.  ]]></description>
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							<title>For Latinas Having a Boyfriend Isn&#8217;t Embarrassing, It&#8217;s a Reclamation of Softness</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Rivera Mercado]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[ Embracing both ambition and softness breaks generational curses and lets us become whole, not halves.]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[This piece of Indigenous folklore will warm your heart!]]></description>
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							<title>Digame: Chicana Therapist Cynthia Magaña is Helping Us Heal through Ancestral Practices</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Virginia Isaad]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 20:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Therapist Cynthia Magaña aka The Chicana Therapist, approaches her work with a decolonizing lens. ]]></description>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laysha Macedo]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Dia De Los Muertos is a time filled with intention and staying grounded.]]></description>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Vasquez]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[These locations in Latin America have a very creepy appeal for anyone interested in dark tourism]]></description>
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																												<media:text>Javier Pamplona, CC BY-SA 4.0 &lt;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons</media:text>
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							<title>Honoring Dia de Muertos Traditions is Both Healing and Cultural Reclamation</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cynthia Magaña]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[This is an invitation for Latinas who are finding their way back to spirituality. ]]></description>
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							<title>How Latinas Can Shift From the Hustle to Slow Living</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patricia Alvarado]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[It’s not about rejecting ambition, but about redefining success in ways that nurture our mental health. ]]></description>
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							<title>A Love Letter to Latinas of Mixed Heritage Who Never Felt They Fit In</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[hopemodugno]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Mixed heritage Latinas deserve to feel seen and American Girl doll Raquel Reyes did just that. ]]></description>
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							<title>Digame: Ann Dunning is Helping Latinas Embrace the Señora Life</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Virginia Isaad]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 22:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Ann Dunning empowers Latinas to embrace slow living through platform, Señora Era and her new book. ]]></description>
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							<title>The Señora Era is a Radical Movement Toward Healing</title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Lisette Sanchez]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Letting go of the weight of the expectations of others is crucial to caring for your mental health. ]]></description>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Vasquez]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[For me, learning Spanish has definitely been about the journey, not the destination]]></description>
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							<title>Sofia Aguilar Pens a Collection Highlighting Iconic Queer Latines</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/queer-latine-heroes-sofia-aguilar/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laysha Macedo]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Sofia Aguilar's debut children's book gives queer Latine heroes their flowers.]]></description>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sofía Aguilar]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 22:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Antonette Franceschi-Chavez  is the owner of Casita Bookstore dedicated to showcasing books by and for BIPOC. ]]></description>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laysha Macedo]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Navigating higher education looks different for first-gen Latina students.]]></description>
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							<link>https://hiplatina.com/natalie-guerrero-train-leaves-at-three/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sofía Aguilar]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:26:52 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[ Natalie Guerrero shares her writing journey for her debut novel "My Train Leaves at Three".  ]]></description>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Lisette Sanchez]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Noeli Serna]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Resist the urge to ask ChatGPT to write your contracts. ]]></description>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patricia Alvarado]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 21:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Fear-based immigration enforcement doesn’t just impact the individual being targeted]]></description>
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							<title>Hady Méndez’s New Book ‘Calladita No More’ Teaches Latinas How To Advocate for Themselves</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/hady-mendez-calladita-no-more/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Karla Montalvan]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Author Hady Méndez shares insight on her new book and empowering Latinas to speak up.]]></description>
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							<link>https://hiplatina.com/cassie-story-young-latinas/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cynthia Flores]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[We deserve more.]]></description>
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							<link>https://hiplatina.com/kim-guerra-badass-bonita/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Virginia Isaad]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Kim Guerra latest book is a guide for Latinas on breaking cycles, loving yourself, and finding your inner guerrera. ]]></description>
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							<link>https://hiplatina.com/therapist-success-fulfillment-latinas/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Lisette Sanchez]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 21:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[This is what I call the dissatisfied mindset.]]></description>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sofía Aguilar]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Jamal is reshaping young adult romance with a joyful queer love story set in a Black-owned movie theater.]]></description>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sofía Aguilar]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 21:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sofía Aguilar]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 14:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Arlen Siu Bermúdez was celebrated for her vital contributions to the Sandinistas ]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 17:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Healing our money wounds as Latines isn’t just about budgeting or saving. It’s about unlearning generational narratives.]]></description>
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							<title>The Quiet Grief of Job Loss for First-Gen Latinas</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Lisette Sanchez]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 14:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[We don’t talk enough about how job loss cuts deeper for first-gen Latinas. ]]></description>
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							<title>How I Nearly Took My Life Chasing My Dreams</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/how-i-nearly-took-my-life/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Karla Montalvan]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 15:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[The road to finding myself after choosing a different life path.]]></description>
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							<title>13 Nonfiction Books by Latinx Authors Published in 2025</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/nonfiction-books-by-latinx-authors/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sofía Aguilar]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 14:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[From Alligator Tears by Edgar Gomez to Portrait of a Feminist by Marianna Marlowe, here are 13 nonfiction books by Latinx authors coming out this year.]]></description>
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																		<media:title>Latinx nonfiction books 2025</media:title>
																												<media:text>Photos: Ulysses Press;  She Writes Press; Ballantine Books</media:text>
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							<title>“Bilingual Bitch” and Proud: Angelica Julia Dávila Reclaims Language Through Poetry</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/bilingual-proud-angelica-julia-davila/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sofía Aguilar]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 14:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Angelica Julia Dávila has published her debut poetry collection Bilingual Bitch. ]]></description>
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							<title>Bad Bunny Residency: 12 Things to Do in Puerto Rico During Your Visit</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/things-to-do-puerto-rico-bad-bunny/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Suanny Garcia]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[If you’ve already secured your golden ticket to Bad Bunny's residency in Puerto Rico, here’s everything you need to do while you're there. ]]></description>
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																		<media:title>12 Things to Do in Puerto Rico This Summer (Because We Know You’re Going to See Bad Bunny)</media:title>
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							<title>15 Latinx-Owned Bookstores in the U.S. You Need to Check Out</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/latinx-owned-bookstores-2025/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sofía Aguilar]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[From Cafe con Libros Press in Pomona, CA to Red Salmon Arts in Austin, TX, these are some Latinx-owned bookstores in the US worth visiting. ]]></description>
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							<title>Yael Valencia Aldana&#8217;s Debut Poetry Collection Explores Mixed Heritage &#038;  the Complexity of Identity</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/yael-valencia-aldana-poetry-collection/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sofía Aguilar]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Yael Valencia Aldana discusses her poetry collection "Black Mestiza" covering mixed-race heritage and identity. ]]></description>
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																		<media:title>Yael Valencia Aldana Black Mestiza</media:title>
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							<title>How Latinas Can Let Go of Shame to Heal from Sexual Abuse</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/latinas-shame-sexual-abuse/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[vanessapezo]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Break the silence surrounding sexual abuse in the Latinx community and heal from shame. ]]></description>
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																		<media:title>Shame sexual violence</media:title>
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							<title>Selena&#8217;s Legacy: Lessons on Latinidad, Gender &#038; Cultural Pride</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/selena-quintanilla-legacy/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[melanieberru]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Selena Quintanilla's legacy lives on 30 years after her untimely death at age 23. ]]></description>
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																												<media:text>Chris Perez, from left, Suzette Quintanilla and A.B. Quintanilla attend the unveiling of a wax figure of Selena Quintanilla at Madame Tussauds Hollywood on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)</media:text>
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							<title>The Dangerous Truth About Being an Outspoken Woman of Color</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Angel Jones]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[When it comes to speaking the truth online, it can come at the cost of bullying and violent backlash. But it's still worth it. ]]></description>
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																		<media:title>Dangerous of being Outspoken WOC</media:title>
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							<title>How Latinas Can Set Healthy Boundaries Not Barriers</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/setting-boundaries-not-barriers/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patricia Alvarado]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Latinas can set healthy boundaries, not barriers, to protect their well-being and foster stronger relationships.  ]]></description>
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																		<media:title>Latina setting boundaries</media:title>
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							<title>Coping with Rejection as a First Gen Latina Feeling the Weight of Failure</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/first-gen-latina-rejection/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Lisette Sanchez]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[We live in a world where winning is celebrated loudly, while failure is quietly brushed aside. ]]></description>
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																		<media:title>Latina first gen rejection</media:title>
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							<title>14 Poetry Collections by Latinas Out in 2025</title>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sofía Aguilar]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[From Raw to the Touch by Jazmine Becerra Green to Home Remedies by Gina Cornejo, these are some must-read poetry collections by Latinas out in 2025. ]]></description>
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																		<media:title>Latina poetry collections 2025</media:title>
																												<media:text>Photos: Bottlecap Press; Haymarket Press; Red Hen Press</media:text>
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							<title>How Latina Immigrants Can Confront Workplace Bullying</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/latina-immigrants-workplace-bullying/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Lavandera]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Mistreatment and bullying at work are tough on anyone, but for Latina immigrants, they add an extra layer of vulnerability]]></description>
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							<title>Embracing the Challenges of Unlearning as a Latina in my 30s</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/latina-unlearning/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Suanny Garcia]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[An important part of unlearning is letting go of what no longer serves us including the gender norms forced upon us. ]]></description>
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																		<media:title>Latina unlearning in 30s</media:title>
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