NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Oct. 24 (AScribe Newswire) — Growing up in rural Los Angeles County in the 1960s, Cal State Northridge biology professor MariaElena Zavala routinely encountered teachers and other authority figures who scoffed at her dreams of becoming a scientist.
Perez helps inaugurate Latina/o Stu at Penn State
Penn State – Laura Pérez kicked off the first event in the Latina/o Studies Initiative yesterday with a speech on Chicana and feminist art as part of the “Engaging Latina/o America” lecture series.
This series is intended to mark the inauguration of the new Latina/o studies program, Roselyn Costantino, professor of Spanish, women’s studies and Latina/o studies, said.
Belated congrats to Nava & Palacios
Rocks in my Salsa – Writer-performer Cristina Nava says she remembers working to create atmosphere for a romantic evening by blending salsa in a molcajete bowl she had just bought in Tijuana. Unfortunately, what she didn’t do was eliminate the tiny stone chips loosely lodged in most such basalt bowls. Her boyfriend chipped a tooth, and the rocks in the salsa have emerged as a metaphor in her first solo performance for the tiny, pain-inducing obstacles that accompany being a Chicana in Hollywood.
Kicking ass on breast cancer
This is another overdue post asking for good thoughts and prayers for MALCSista Luz Calvo and her partner Catriona Esquibel as they deal with Luz’s now-vanquished breast cancer. In recent months, Luz has been diagnosed with breast cancer, had a … Read More
Seeking co-author on Latina entrepeneurs
Claudia Huesca writes:
“I am currently working for New Win Publishing and its imprint, WBusiness. We are in the process of writing a book about Latinas entrepreneurs in the U.S. The author will be a Latina entrepreneur, Maria de Lourdes Sobrino, founder and CEO of Lulu’s Desserts. I would like to ask for your help in finding a Latina co-author for this book.”