Image source: http://www.impactony.com/the-mother-daughter-relationship/#sthash.HGf8TTqi.dpbs When Mami Is Not The Mother You Wish You Had Latina daughters are proud of their mother’s strength. They respect the sacrifices their mothers have made for their children and family. As a result, the Latina mother-daughter bond is often anchored on admiration and gratitude. By Angélica Pérez-Litwin Undeniably, the mother-daughter relationship […]
More mental health providers are customizing treatment for young Latinas, taking into consideration cultural pressures. (Image source: Gett Images/Adriana Varela Photography) When Norma Villalobos, 34, was a teen, she felt like she didn’t fit in. Her parents were born in Mexico … Read More Source: Culturally sensitive mental health treatments for young Latinas that work
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/magazine/10psyche-t.html In recent years, American ideas about psychiatric disorders have spread around the globe. Is that really good for the world’s mental health? Source: The Americanization of Mental Illness – The New York Times
Is America’s social fabric corrupting immigrants? Source: Is America’s Social Fabric Corrupting Immigrants? – The New York Times
Image source: ewa.org logo OCTOBER 20, 2011 MAUREEN KELLEHER FIGUEROA For more than a century, assimilation into American culture has been held up as a positive goal for immigrants to pursue.But a just-released book that highlights research on first-generation immigrant children and adolescents, including Latinos, shows that recent immigrant children are more likely to succeed in school and avoid […]
Image source: s-r-a.org logo Ethnic Identity Development among Latino Adolescents…Who, What, When, Where???by Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor, Ph.D. For almost two decades (yikes!), I have been fascinated by the concept of ethnic i Source: Ethnic Identity Development among Latino Adolescents… | Society for Research on Adolescence
Image source: http://www.stylebyjenny.co.uk/portfolio/ by Elaine Vilorio 03/11/2013 09:49 am ET | Updated May 11, 2013 There’s a disgusting dichotomy in Latin American culture. I see the models, the TV personalities, the actresses on Telemundo, Univision, etc. showing off their curves, the ones in all the right places, the mid-section not included. They don’t look too […]
A Guatemalan undocumented immigrant prepares to board a plane at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway airport during his deportation process in Mesa, Arizona (Reuters/Carlos Barria) Since 9/11, immigration has become increasingly tangled with criminal enforcement and national security. Source: Why Has President Obama Deported More Immigrants Than Any President in US History? | The Nation By […]