Latinidad Archives

The First Gen Struggles of Not Feeling Latina Enough

damarisgaleanoAugust 10, 2022

by damarisgaleanoAugust 10, 202206150

Being the daughter of immigrants from El Salvador and Honduras, I am constantly straddling two identities. I’m Latina in one and American in the other. But I never seem to be enough on either side. I’m too “gringa” to be...

Culture

10 Content Creators Using Their Platforms to Educate on Afro-Latinidad

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonDecember 23, 2021January 4, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonDecember 23, 2021January 4, 202206822

Afro-Latinidad is a topic that seems to invoke a lot of emotion in people, and draw out just as many opinions on what it means to be Black, what it means to be Latinx and what it means to Black...

Culture News and Entertainment

Nine Latinx Podcast Episodes About Identity You Need to Listen to

Nicole YoungSeptember 20, 2021

by Nicole YoungSeptember 20, 202108558

With the start of Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month comes the inevitable conversations about our identities and culture. Going through social media can sometimes feel overwhelming but thankfully there are whole podcasts episodes dedicated to these topics. Longtime Latinx podcast favorites like...

Culture

Latinxs Have Always Been Ahead of The Game When it Comes To Self-Care

HipLatinaJanuary 10, 2019August 19, 2020

by HipLatinaJanuary 10, 2019August 19, 202019342

By now most of us know about the importance of self-care. Living in a high-stress, overly-connected world, it’s sometimes hard to stop and take time for ourselves. Plenty of books and articles out there tell us time and again that...

Culture

I’m Fed Up With People Calling Me ‘Half-Latina’

Irina GonzalezJanuary 1, 2019August 19, 2020

by Irina GonzalezJanuary 1, 2019August 19, 2020011882

[article_ad_lb] I was born in Moscow, Russia, to a Russian mom and Cuban dad. After my family immigrated to the U.S. and settled in Miami, my life changed dramatically. Eventually, we moved to the southwest coast of Florida and,...

Culture

Salsa Dancing Doesn’t Determine How Latinx You Are

HipLatinaDecember 18, 2018August 20, 2020

by HipLatinaDecember 18, 2018August 20, 202002437

I grew up in the ultimate Latinx household. I speak Spanish at home, you’d always find several opened tortillas packages in the fridge, and my family watches Univision and Telemundo religiously. Whether it was my tan skin or curly hair,...

News and Entertainment

5 Books to Teach My Son to Embrace His Latinidad

Priscilla BlossomMarch 23, 2018February 5, 2021

by Priscilla BlossomMarch 23, 2018February 5, 202103141

I am Latina, but I live in a predominantly white neighborhood, in a predominantly white city, in the middle of white America. My husband is white, nearly all the friends I’ve made in town are white, and 99% of my...

News and Entertainment

9 Latinas Who’ve Clapped Back When Told They’re Not ‘Latina Enough’

Irina GonzalezOctober 12, 2017December 14, 2020

by Irina GonzalezOctober 12, 2017December 14, 202008254

If you grew up as a young Latina immigrant in the U.S. or are a U.S.-born Latina, then you’ve probably heard at one time or another that you are not “Latina enough.” We’re all honestly tired of hearing that but...

Lifestyle

What Does Identifying as Afro-Latina Really Mean?

Johanna FerreiraMay 4, 2017January 29, 2021

by Johanna FerreiraMay 4, 2017January 29, 20216 19820

Racial identity for a lot of U.S. born Latinos, is a very complex, multi-dimensional, and multi-faceted thing. As a Dominican-American woman born and raised in Queens, New York, I can attest to that. All I have to do is take...