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Maria Hinojosa spoke to women journalists at JAWS10

Photo by Michael Para from npr.org Maria Hinojosa is one of the best-known Latina journalists in the United States and she was the keynote speaker at the Journalism & Women Symposium, JAWS 2010 conference, held this past weekend in Texas. Hinojosa is anchor and managing editor of “Latino USA” on National Public Radio. She previously... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
October 25, 2010 at 2:55 pm
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Inés Sainz accepts apology for machismo in the New York Jets locker room

Inés Sainz A Mexican female TV reporter was subjected to catcalls and verbal harassment in the New York Jets locker room where she went to do an interview over the weekend. And rightly so on Monday night Jets owner Woody Johnson apologized to  Inés Sainz for harassment by team members and a coach, according an... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
September 14, 2010 at 11:43 am
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Is the Mexican Miss Universe more than just a pretty face?

I was too busy following the primary election in Arizona this week to notice that Miss Mexico, Jimena Navarrete, won the Miss Universe contest. Sadly, the progressive Latino candidate for U.S. Senate, Randy Parraz, lost the Democratic primary but hopefully he will run again for office. We need more candidates like him to speak out... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
August 25, 2010 at 6:41 pm
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The Sins of Sor Juana tells the story of one of Mexico's greatest icons

From the Goodman Theatre “I think God wants women to learn,” Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz tells a fellow nun in the convent. “Why?” the sister asks. “Because why else would we ask why?” Sor Juana replies. This is a scene from “The Sins of Sor Juana,” a play about the imagined life of... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
July 5, 2010 at 7:29 am
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Teatro Luna brings back Generic Latina

What is a “Generic Latina?” Is she sexy? Does she have an accent? Is her name Maria? There are plenty of stereotypes out there about Latinas and Teatro Luna, Chicago’s all-Latina theater company, sets out to break them. They have brought back their play, “Generic Latina,” on the 10th anniversary of its creation. I saw... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
June 16, 2010 at 11:12 am
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Writers Poniatowska and Cisneros, groundbreaking women together in Chicago

Mexican writer, Elena Poniatowska, and Chicana author Sandra Cisneros are speaking together in Chicago this Wednesday night at DePaul University. This is a unique opportunity to see two amazing women writers. Their conversation titled, “Echoes of a Revolution” is to commemorate the centennial of the Mexican Revolution and the bi-centennial of Mexican Independence. Poniatowksa lives... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
May 12, 2010 at 8:52 am
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Susana Baca from Lima to Chicago

Susana Baca, the Grammy-winning Afro-Peruvian, singer will perform in Chicago Friday night. And when I was in Peru in January with my colleague Elio Leturia and a group of Columbia College Chicago students we interviewed Baca at her home in Lima. Here is a video that I took of Baca in Lima, and she sang... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
April 23, 2010 at 9:12 am
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Frida Kahlo inspires Chicago's Luna Negra Dance Theater

“Feet, why do I need them if I have wings to fly?” - Frida Kahlo Photo by Cheryl Mann The life and work of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo has inspired other artists to create poetry, plays, movies. And now dance. This Saturday at the Harris Theater Chicago’s Luna Negra Dance Theater will premiere “Paloma Querida”... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
March 25, 2010 at 5:07 pm
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Earthquake stirs thoughts of famous Chileans

We’ve all heard about Chile and the massive earthquake that may have shifted the earth’s axis and briefly shortened the life of the planet by milliseconds. We know that the Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said at first they didn’t need international aid but it’s become obvious that they do. And this week Secretary of State... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
March 4, 2010 at 3:42 pm
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¡Que viva la mujer!

Laura Chinchilla Costa Rica just elected a woman president on Sunday. Laura Chinchilla is that nation’s first female president. She had 47 percent of the vote almost double that of each of her two leading male rivals. “I want to thank the pioneering women who years ago opened the doors of politics in Costa Rica,”... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
February 8, 2010 at 4:25 pm
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