"Yo estoy orgullosa de ser Latina porque conozco a muchas niñas y aprendemos de cada una como son. Yo estoy orgullosa de ser Latina."

-Michelle

"Yo estoy orgullosa de ser Latina porque los Latinos somos el impulso de los Estados Unidos. Estoy orgullosa de ser Latina porque he rompido los estereotipos que tienen para los Latinos. Estoy orgullosa de ser Latina porque tomo buenas decisiones y soy perseverante en lo que trato de…

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Writing "about me" paragraphs has never been my strong point. There isn't a lot I can write here that hasn't been stated on my page, I think I'd do better if I had some questions I could answer. But here it goes... My name is Alma Elizabeth Saenz Prieto, I didn't know I was supposed to write both of my last names on papers until the lady who gave me my double citizenship told me that if I didn't do so I would have to go back and correct all of my documents. I was born in Chihuahua, Ch. and…

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The girls made butterfly collages to represent who they are by filling in the butterfly wings with magazine cutouts. The girls wrote their names on the body of the butterfly. The girls are now club members of Las Latinitas and we are all butterflies. Even though the girls are all a part of something, we are all…

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Tell us what you're doing to help future generations of Latinas succeed! Whether you're a first generation college student setting a standard for siblings or volunteering in your community. Show us what you contribute.

Yo Heidi quisiera reenforzar el poder de la mujer latina. Yo planeo estudiar medicina. Quisiera quitar varios de los estereotipos que hay ahora sobre las mujeres y los latinps en general en los Estados Unidos y el mundo.

-Heidi

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I help the future because every year I go to to the beach in California and help clean it up. This is what I love to do and I think it is important for us to help out our environment. 

                -Victoria 

I am helping future generations of Latinitas succeed by being the first generation college student. Both of my parents did not go to college and I am the oldest, so I plan to go to college to be the class of 2025. Also, I would probably be on of the first to graduate…

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By Yoselyn Majano

Brooke Elementary

Here are  8 reasons I am proud of being Latina.

1 I can teach someone Spanish.

2 The food is delicious.

3 There are a lot of ice cream stores and open spaces in Latin America

4. Enchiladas come from Central America , South America and Mexico.

5. There are a lot of fun places to hang with your family in Mexico.

6. You can meet new people in Latin Communities in America.

7. There are no…

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By Jesslynn C.

Brooke Elementary



I am proud to be a Latina because my Latina teachers teach me new things. They are nice and the best teachers. I think people should be a Latina because probaly it can change your life like you can probaly be a music player even though you do not even play. You can go see a free movie sponsored by Latinitas. We're watching Hidden Figures on Friday March 24 at the Google Fiber center. Or you can even have a party. That is why you should be proud… Continue

Tell us what you're doing to help future generations of Latinas succeed! Whether you're a first generation college student setting a standard for siblings or volunteering in your community. Show us what you contribute.

I joined Latinitas because I think Latinxs and women in general are not fairly represented in the media. This reason is that there are not that many women and Latinas in the newsroom or as producers. I want to be inside the newsrooms I want to tell stories…

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Here's what some of our young Latinitas had to share for the first day of the blog-a-thon to celebrate Women's History Month.

"Yo ayudo a las niñas con sus multiplicaciones. Hasta cuando les dicen cosas, yo las protejo y les ayudo con la tarea."…

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When I first became an intern for Latinitas I wrote articles for the magazine. Writing has always been something I enjoy doing a lot and I truly believed in the mission of Latinitas, to create an outlet for young Latinas to express themselves with the goal of increasing the representation of Latinas in media.…

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