MomsRising Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month – ¡Con Mucho Gusto!
On the occasion of Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 to October 15, MomsRising is celebrating Latina mothers across the United States, ¡Con Mucho Gusto! (With great pleasure.) With a population of 50 million in the United States (1), Latinos have and will continue to contribute to our country in a myriad ways to our economy, our children’s education, and our culture. When Latino families thrive, we all benefit from their contributions whether through taxes to our economy, volunteer hours at our children’s schools, or multicultural events.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, MomsRising is hosting a blog carnival -- ¡Con Mucho Gusto! -- to recognize the many contributions of Latino parents who strive every day to make a better life for their children and to strengthen our country as a whole. We also want to renew our promise to help Hispanic families attain the American Dream as part of our mission to achieve economic security for all families in our country, to help all children acquire a healthy start in life, and to end civil and human rights abuses in the name of immigration enforcement.
In this blog carnival, we listen again to the voices of Latinos who have published blog posts on MomsRising’s website. They range from Paola Mendoza, a filmmaker and actress who writes movingly about her mother’s experiences as a Colombian immigrant in the United States, to MomsRising member Maria Ramirez’s story in Spanish asking our leaders not to cut Medicaid. We also hear from Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez on the importance of a paid sick days bill and grandmother and first time blogger, Luz Villafana, on why she supports the DREAM Act, which would have granted approximately a million young undocumented youth of good moral standing the opportunity to attain conditional residency. And there are many more Latina leaders, policy partners, staffers, members and bloggers who contributed to our blog in the last year and a half on a wide range of issues from analysis of the healthcare reform bill to personal stories of why they are politically active. Latino issues are American issues.
If we have forgotten to include your blog post, please let us know! E-mail Elisa at elisa at momsrising dot org. We hope that you enjoy the stories and have a ¡feliz mes de la herencia hispana!
--Kristin, Elisa, Mary, Anita, Gretchen, Donna, Monifa, Joan, Sarah, Claire, Julie, Ashley and Ruth.
Hispanic Art and Culture
The Story Behind My Film “Entre Nos”
by Paola Mendoza
Book Review: Enrique’s Journey
by Elisa Batista
Movie Review: La Misma Luna (Under the Same Moon)
by Erika Chavez
Book Review: “Get Me Out” is a Witty History of Childbirth
by Dora Calott Wang
Savory Latino Meals Without the Meat (Recipes and time-saving tips included!)
by Elisa Batista
The Personal is Political – Latinas Speak Out
Foreclosure: Dismantling Family Ties
by Janis Bowdler
Jessica Alba: Why I’m joining the campaign for Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families
by Jessica Alba
Wells Fargo wants to know what’s a-brewin’ in my uterus before they make me a loan
by Linda Falcão
Ensuring a Future for My Children
by Elisa Batista
There Is Nothing Like This, But I Have Faith
by “Tigger”
Let’s Not Leave Workers in the Cold this Holiday Season by Kety Esquivel
En La Recesión, Debíamos De Proteger Nuestros Ancianos
por Maria Ramirez
During a Recession, We Should Protect Our Elderly
by Maria Ramirez
The Emergency Room Is No Replacement for a Doctor
by Katrina Alvarez-Hyman
The Fine Line
by Liz Cerezo
Will Work for Healthcare Reform
by Xochitl Oseguera
Building Healthy Communities
Calling In Sick: Americans out of Luck
by Linda T. Sanchez
Ending Pregnancy-Related Lending Discrimination is a Priority for HUD and America’s Families
by John Trasviña
Sen. Menendez: Fighting for NJ’s Families
by Senator Robert Menendez
New California Health Care Rules Welcome Relief to Latinas, Mothers of Color
by Elisa Batista
Puerto Rico: Now, It’s the Island’s Turn to Work on Health Care
by Natalia Bonilla, Latina Lista and MomsRising
Moms – it’s your time to be healthy
by Linda T. Sanchez
Para el primer aniversario de la Reforma de Salud, debemos de recordar nuestros valores cristianos
por Luz Villafana,
For the First Anniversary of Health Reform, We Should Remember Our Christian Values
by Luz Villafana
When Breastfeeding Doesn’t Come Easy
by Saray Hill
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
by Gloria Riesgo
DREAMing of a Better Future
Let’s Help Parents – and Our Schools – on Parents’ Day
by Lily Eskelsen
Why Do Moms DREAM?
by Mary Olivella and Elisa Batista
A Salvadoran Immigrant Story
by Wendy Carrillo
DREAMing of More Than a Campaign Promise by Wendy Cervantes
¿Por Qué Apoyo el DREAM Act? por Luz Villafana
Why I Support the DREAM Act by Luz Villafana
Our Common Humanity
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on Equal Pay Day
By Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis
Living on a prayer? Latinas need jobs and the ability to live with dignity
By Anjela Jenkins
Letter From Immigrant Mothers in Phoenix
by Cecilia Menjivar
Immigration Enforcement and Family Separation: Unintended Consequences for Children and Families
by Wendy Cervantes
U.S. Child Farmworkers: Dreading their Summer Vacation
Arizona’s New Law and the “92 Percent Situation”
by Mary Olivella and Elisa Batista
Should manslaughter equal community service? Demand jail time for heat death of 17-year old Maria Isabel
by Jocelyn Sherman
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