Cafe y Chisme Corner

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Amor Eterno: When Love Doesn't End

There is a song that has become synonymous with the phrase — Juan Gabriel's Amor Eterno, written for his mother and released in 1984, one of the most played songs...

Amor Eterno: When Love Doesn't End

There is a song that has become synonymous with the phrase — Juan Gabriel's Amor Eterno, written for his mother and released in 1984, one of the most played songs...

Fuerte: The Word That Carries More Than Strength

There are words that mean more in Spanish than their English translations can carry. Fuerte is one of them. "Strong" comes close, but strong sounds like a physical quality —...

Fuerte: The Word That Carries More Than Strength

There are words that mean more in Spanish than their English translations can carry. Fuerte is one of them. "Strong" comes close, but strong sounds like a physical quality —...

Aztec Goddesses: The Ones History Almost Erased

Aztec Goddesses: The Ones History Almost Erased

The image shows up everywhere — on murals in East LA, on the arms of people who wanted something permanent to say about who they were, on T-shirts and jewelry...

Aztec Goddesses: The Ones History Almost Erased

The image shows up everywhere — on murals in East LA, on the arms of people who wanted something permanent to say about who they were, on T-shirts and jewelry...

Chicano Clothing: Style as Cultural Consciousness

Chicano style isn't a trend. It didn't originate in a mood board or a runway. It came out of communities that were invisible to mainstream fashion and decided to make...

Chicano Clothing: Style as Cultural Consciousness

Chicano style isn't a trend. It didn't originate in a mood board or a runway. It came out of communities that were invisible to mainstream fashion and decided to make...

Boricua: What the Word Means and Why Puerto Ricans Claim It

Boricua: What the Word Means and Why Puerto Ric...

Boricua is what Puerto Ricans call themselves. Not Puerto Rican — Boricua. The name comes from Boriquén, the Taíno name for the island before Spanish colonization. Choosing that name —...

Boricua: What the Word Means and Why Puerto Ric...

Boricua is what Puerto Ricans call themselves. Not Puerto Rican — Boricua. The name comes from Boriquén, the Taíno name for the island before Spanish colonization. Choosing that name —...

Primera Generación: The Weight and the Pride

There is a tax that the first generation pays that no one names at orientation. It shows up in the translation jobs no one assigned you — at the doctor's...

Primera Generación: The Weight and the Pride

There is a tax that the first generation pays that no one names at orientation. It shows up in the translation jobs no one assigned you — at the doctor's...