Being Latina in the United States (MIDTERM)

I chose this topic because one of my career goals is to have a magazine targeted to young Latinas. I would include political, social, college, “real life,” beauty, fashion and cultural sections to assist the ladies in any of the situations they might be facing. And plus it's hard to live biculturally and bilingually. :)

http://loteriachicana.net

In Loteria Chicana, writer Cindy Mosqueda discusses a wide variety of topics that are some way related to her Chicana roots. Her biography notes that she went to UCLA and is currently working on her PhD. She is now my new role model. And one her goals are to have more Latinas graduate from college, as is mine!
One of her posts that captivated me was one she did about Ugly Betty. This is one of my favorite shows because Betty is a Latina herself and her character is portrayed as a hardworking, superwoman, and compassionate young woman. Yet the post was about Halloween and she was asking the audience if she should dress up like her.
Another post that caught my attention was one that talked about Ruben Salazar. Salazar was a journalist who gained attention by writing articles about the farm workers. He is one of my other historical idols. Because of his contribution to the Latino community, he got a stamp named in his honor. How cool is that? But what Mosqueda points out is that schools do not teach their students about him. And it’s true, I never learned about him until one of my teachers at school, who knew that I wanted to be a journalist enlightened me with this information.
Her posts don’t really have any global news, it’s more of a national blog.

http://vivirlatino.com/

Vivir Latino is blog that mostly talks about politics and international news, but it also includes some entertainment and cultural posts.. The managing editors are Jennifer Woodard Maderazo Maegan "la Mamita Mala" Ortiz. The targeted audience is for second and third generation Latinos (parents were already born in the United States and so are they). However, I am a first generation Latina (my parents are from Mexico and I was born in the United States)
The first post that intrigued me because it discussed something that no one, neither on the news nor internet, talks about. The post was about the Green Party Presidential ticket of Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente. I’m a permanent absentee voter and when I got my ballot I opened right away and low and behold I saw the names of two women, and one with a Latino surname. The post describes how these women take racial justice seriously and they want the federal government to invest money in low income communities of color. This blog is more feminist than the other ones because a lot of their topics include awareness for domestic abuse.

http://blogamole.mtvtr3s.com/

The last blog that interested me was “blogamole,” by MTV 3. The icon for this blog is a avocado shouting “blogamole.” This blog seems to cater to young men and women and teens in the United States. Most of the posts deal with music, celebrity news of both Latino and American descent and basic entertainment. The first post is about a telenovela (soap operas) that are a vital part to Latinos.
An appealing aspect of this blog is that they also talk about Kayne West and Estelle. Then this blog also talks about Mana, a legendary Latino rock band. So the mix of cultures is really apparent in this blog. But I like that! It shows that our cultures are blending but we aren’t losing the individual culture (American or Latino).
Although this blog is the most juvenile of the three, it hits good topics that are interesting.