12 marzo, 2019

Congratulations to all Latinas on National Women’s Month!

It has always been surprising to me that a woman like me, a Latina and an immigrant, could ever own a newspaper. Not long ago it was almost impossible to think a woman could possibly be a CEO, engineer, or a pilot. Those times have changed indeed, and now we can see women in practically any position of leadership. However […]
8 mayo, 2019

Día de las madres ¿Por qué celebramos su día?

El día de las madres es un día para homenajear a las mamás y también para honrar a cualquier figura materna que esté en tu vida. Si bien hoy la vivimos como una fecha fuertemente comercial, sus orígenes no tienen que ver con esos intereses. La historia se remonta a muchos si- glos atrás, cuando se homenajeaba a la mujer […]
8 mayo, 2019

A Very Special Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you! Moms, Grandmothers, Step-mothers, Foster Mothers and Mothers-in-Law! Being a mom is more than giving birth- although that in itself should earn us some kind of Nobel Prize if you ask me. The happiness, the joy, the laughter as well as the tears, the fear, the stress and the sleepless nights that go on […]
8 mayo, 2019

“My Mami”

May is always a month of happiness and reflection for me. Remembering my mother always brings me mixed emotions. I am grateful that I was with her in her last days, but it’s also a time of guilt. I left my country and my biological mother at the age of 13 when I was adopted by my aunt and came to San Diego. We […]
6 agosto, 2019

The Journey of Erica Alfaro

“When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieve it” rica Alfaro has become a viral success almost overnight, that is because as a present to her parents for her Master’s Degree graduation, she hired a photographer and took pictures of herself wearing her cap and gown and her parents standing in a strawberry field in Oceanside- […]