The Stress Of Immigration Can Cause Psychosis, According To New Study | The Huffington Post

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LUIS ACOSTA VIA GETTY IMAGES Source: The Stress Of Immigration Can Cause Psychosis, According To New Study | The Huffington Post The stress and hardship faced by immigrants setting up in a new country could be contributing to an increased risk of psychosis among certain communities. And for those coming to a new country with […]

From Nth Africa To France, ‘Fatima’ Tells The Story Of A Mother & Her Teen Girls In A New Culture – GirlTalkHQ

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Picture source:http://girltalkhq.com/from-nth-africa-to-france-fatima-tells-the-story-of-a-mother-her-teen-girls-in-a-new-culture/ There’s a LOT of talk about immigration around the world right now. No matter which country you live in, it’s hard to escape the political lens that this this issue is often dominantly seen through. Whether it is Brexit, or Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric, immigration has sadly becoming a plaything in the hands […]

The Folk Feminist Struggle Behind the Chola Fashion Trend | VICE | United States

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Picture source: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/the-history-of-the-chola-456 When I see the rebel Latino subculture being sampled and recontextualized by bourgeois white fashion designers, pop singers, or celebrity starlets, I can’t help rolling my eyes. Source: The Folk Feminist Struggle Behind the Chola Fashion Trend | VICE | United States

Between harm and hope

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At The Interstices Between Harm and Hope Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait “The Wounded Deer” (1946) speaks to this project’s many contradictions. This emotional painting depicts a flirtation with death—a frequent theme in Kahlo’s artistic work—but this piece in particular is a more literal expression of pain and a near-death experience: a perfect image to help me […]

i am latina and i live – Quirky Rican

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I AM A LATINA THAT HAS THOUGHT OF SUICIDE I AM A LATINA THAT HAS THOUGHT OF SUICIDE THIS MEANS I AM A LATINA THAT HAS THOUGHT ABOUT KILLING HERSELF BREATHE THIS IN WITH ME I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT TAKI… Source: i am latina and i live – Quirky Rican

The ‘Folk Feminism’ Roots Of The Latina ‘Chola’ Look : Code Switch : NPR

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Homegirls-themed prom. Photos by C-Monster Celebrities like Rihanna, Selena Gomez and Sandra Bullock have appropriated this “tough girl” aesthetic from the cholas of the 90s. But the look actually has some really radical roots. Source: The ‘Folk Feminism’ Roots Of The Latina ‘Chola’ Look : Code Switch : NPR

Ethnic Identity Development among Latino Adolescents… | Society for Research on Adolescence

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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