#wcw Dorlores Huerta

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Dolores Huerta is a Latina Icon! She is a true example of what our girls should look up to for a role model and is an exemplary woman for the Latino community. She is a civil rights activist and

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#wcw Julia Alvarez

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“How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents” came to me when I was a young woman eager to get my hands on any book written by Latinas. At this time, I was reading the works of Sandra Cisneros, Isabel Allende, Esmeralda Santiago, Cristina García, and

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#wcw Rita Moreno

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What is it about Rita Moreno that hasn’t already been said? In a nutshell, she’s AH-MAZING! I chose to write about her because she’s a Latina that not only portrays a positive image, but she’s relatable and easy to identify with. I look up to her and her accomplishments. Girls facing the everyday challenges, called life, can read about Rita and

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Frida Kahlo and the New York Botanical Garden

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The Frida Kahlo Art, Garden, Life exhibit came to the New York Botanical Garden in NYC in May of 2015. Being the procrastinator that I am, I went to visit the exhibit on the last weekend showing, of course! It was absolutely beautiful! I started the tour at the art gallery where there were about a dozen of her original paintings and drawings. Frida’s art

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