Veronica Martinez's Page

"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…

I haven't been able to be in Mexico for a little more than a month now, and though it doesn't seem as much I miss it already. I miss Sundays in the bazaar del monu where you can find people selling secondhand items, but not for the profit only for the experience of being somewhere on Sunday mornings, and where the braceros still meet to protest. 

I miss going to the mercado with my mother on viernes de cuaresma to eat fish tacos and lentils, because my mom was too lazy to…

The "F" word for me means choice. Choosing my clothes either being sweat pants and an oversize t shirt or shorts and a tank top. For other means choosing to wear a hijab or not, wearing a dress to prom or a suit. 

It means choosing a career path based on what I like, not what's expected of me. For other means staying at home mom, working full time, or not having children at all. Still there's a space for an option.

It means knowing that I have a space to move around and get…

"Yo creo que feminismo es una mujer que tiene derechos y que cree en ella misma."

-Michelle

"Para mi ser feminista es estar orgullosa de ser mujer. Ser feminista seria estar en un balance de igualdad tanto para las mujeres y los hombres. Saber que las mujeres no son menos ni mas que los hombres ni los hombres mas o menos que la mujer."

-Heidi

Feminism means to me that both males and females should be treated equally and should be able to do the…