Lifting Up Latina Teens with L.O.V.E.
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They need a space where they can be themselves, express their feelings and emotions and be supported rather than judged.
Heart Disease
Latina Cardiologist Responds to Call from Women in the Bronx
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As director of outreach cardiology at Montefiore Medical Center, Dr. Julie Ramos remembers where she came from. “My mom did not have a job other than as a cleaning lady,” says Ramos. And her mother’s English was limited.
Politics
Latinas Make Unexpectedly Large Political Strides
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There are a growing number of Latinas, and other women of color, in office, defying expectations and explanations, says Christina E. Bejarano in this excerpt from “The Latina Advantage.”
gender equality
Latina Converts to Islam Growing in Number
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For one woman it started with a quest for a closer connection to God. For another it was the surprising discovery that Islam might help her resist the domination of her Catholic father. First of two stories for Ramadan about Muslim women in the U.S.