Mexicana Archives

I’m Still Exploring My Latina Identity but I Finally Feel Like I’m Enough

Virginia IsaadOctober 4, 2022

by Virginia IsaadOctober 4, 202203330

The time I spent working at a pizzeria as a teen has blurred over the years, but a few memories stand out: learning how to form little balls of dough so they stay round when you roll them out, practicing...

Culture

Mexican-Japanese Influencer Marcela Alcala Talks Beauty, Family & Asian Latinx Representation

Sofía AguilarSeptember 23, 2022

by Sofía AguilarSeptember 23, 2022011338

Marcela Alcala, otherwise known as @mexicanbutjapanese on Instagram, is a proud member of a historically ignored part of the Latinx community: Asian Latinxs. Dozens of Asian-Latinx communities exist and thrive throughout the U.S. and Latin America including Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela,...

News and Entertainment

Teen Girl in Mexico Develops App to Help the Deaf Community

Virginia IsaadJanuary 13, 2022

by Virginia IsaadJanuary 13, 202203821

The number of Latinas in science and technology still needs to grow and one teenage girl is going above and beyond developing an app meant to help the deaf communicate and it’s inspired by her sister. Estrella Salazar is a...

Culture

What Identifying as Mexican-American Means to Me

HipLatinaMarch 18, 2019August 12, 2020

by HipLatinaMarch 18, 2019August 12, 202008352

My dad, as a sort of joke to no one but himself, answers the question “where are you from?” with “I’m Tex-Mex.” He then laughs, and I politely remind him he is not a nacho. But as anyone with a...

Lifestyle

How Traveling To Mexico Is Helping Me Discover The Other Half Of My Latinx Roots

Priscilla BlossomOctober 19, 2018August 28, 2020

by Priscilla BlossomOctober 19, 2018August 28, 202002391

When people ask me where my family is from, my answer varies. If I’m feeling lazy, I just say they’re Nicaraguan. That’s mostly true. Both of my parents grew up there, and that’s where they both migrated to the states...