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Mothers of Latin America: Recipes from the Generations

by Nora Diaz Bretherton on December 1, 2011

Regardless of what Latin American country our families come from, food has an emotional and cultural significance that reaches far beyond eating. Home cooked meals and celebrations centered on food and family are an extremely important part of Hispanic life and a source of pride for our immigrant mothers and grandmothers. Latin American cooking is [...]

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Latinos in College: Your Guide to Success

by Nora Diaz Bretherton on March 2, 2009

in La Buena Vida

According to Mariela Dabbah, author of the recently released book Latinos in College: Your Guide to Success, only 12 of every 100 Latino students who enter Kindergarten graduate with a Bachelor’s degree. She explains that this is largely because Latino families are unaware of the best way to guide their children through the educational system [...]

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