Yay! It’s Hispanic Heritage Month! But what does that mean? Don’t worry, I’m here to explain and share 5 easy ways to honor Hispanic Heritage Month. First, a little background. According to hispanicheritagemonth.gov Hispanic Heritage Month (El Mes de la Herencia Hispana) was started In 1968 by President Lyndon Johnson as a week long affair. […]
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Hispanic Scholarship Fund Empowers Latinos Toward a Higher Education
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HSFstories #cbias #CollectiveBias Education is where it’s at and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund has been doing it’s part since 1975 to empower Latino families toward successfully completing a higher education through scholarships and various other resources. As a […]
What’s in a Name?
This is part of a sponsored campaign with DiMe Media and Coca-Cola. However, all opinions expressed are my own. What’s in a name? Isn’t it just a grouping of letters that when uttered together causes you to turn? Sure, it is exactly that, but it’s so much more. It’s not only one of the first things […]
#FestivalPeople Was a Great Precursor to #HispanicHeritageMonth
If you follow along on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Google + and Instagram) you totally saw that I spent this Labor Day weekend in my home town of San Antonio, Texas enjoying Festival PEOPLE en Español with my familia. This was our first time attending #FestivalPeople and it did not disappoint. First let me say that I was honored to be fortunate […]
Love the Bilingual Signage @REI San Antonio – WW
Odds and Ends from Hispanicize 2012
In mid April I attended Hispanicize 2012, a conference targeted toward Latinos, that brought brands, media, marketers, celebrities, filmmakers, innovators and bloggers together in a unique creative environment focused on best practices. If you missed it, here’s a quick recap of things that caught my attention. 🙂 Hispanicize 2012 – Pitch Must Haves Presented by: Cristina Alfaro, McDonalds