Cafe y Chisme Corner
Stories, cultura, and gift guides rooted in real Latino family life. Read, share, and find something that feels like home.
Cafe y Chisme Corner
Vicente Fernández: What 'El Rey' Meant to Three...
There's a specific kind of road trip that a lot of Mexican and Mexican-American families know by heart: windows down, an abuelo behind the wheel, and the moment "El Rey"...
Vicente Fernández: What 'El Rey' Meant to Three...
There's a specific kind of road trip that a lot of Mexican and Mexican-American families know by heart: windows down, an abuelo behind the wheel, and the moment "El Rey"...
Jenni Rivera: Why Her Music Still Resonates So ...
In a lot of Mexican-American kitchens, Sunday mornings had a soundtrack, and for a whole generation of families that soundtrack was Jenni Rivera. Picture a tía standing over a pot...
Jenni Rivera: Why Her Music Still Resonates So ...
In a lot of Mexican-American kitchens, Sunday mornings had a soundtrack, and for a whole generation of families that soundtrack was Jenni Rivera. Picture a tía standing over a pot...
The Quinceañera Waltz: What the Vals Actually R...
My sister rehearsed her vals for six weeks in our living room, moving the coffee table against the wall every Tuesday and Thursday so she and her seven chambelanes had...
The Quinceañera Waltz: What the Vals Actually R...
My sister rehearsed her vals for six weeks in our living room, moving the coffee table against the wall every Tuesday and Thursday so she and her seven chambelanes had...
Día del Niño: The Kids' Day Celebration the U.S...
My cousin in Guadalajara sent a photo last April 30th of her son's classroom: a table full of dulces, a piñata already half-destroyed, and a note home saying there'd be...
Día del Niño: The Kids' Day Celebration the U.S...
My cousin in Guadalajara sent a photo last April 30th of her son's classroom: a table full of dulces, a piñata already half-destroyed, and a note home saying there'd be...
First Day of School Photos: Why Latino Families...
My tía still has the photo taped inside her kitchen cabinet: me at six years old, uniform ironed with a crease sharp enough to cut paper, one hand holding up...
First Day of School Photos: Why Latino Families...
My tía still has the photo taped inside her kitchen cabinet: me at six years old, uniform ironed with a crease sharp enough to cut paper, one hand holding up...
Back-to-School, Latino Style: Teaching Your Kid...
On the first day of kindergarten, my daughter's teacher looked at the name tag I'd carefully written out — "Ximena," with a little pronunciation guide in parentheses underneath — and...
Back-to-School, Latino Style: Teaching Your Kid...
On the first day of kindergarten, my daughter's teacher looked at the name tag I'd carefully written out — "Ximena," with a little pronunciation guide in parentheses underneath — and...