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#HeMayNotHitYou

#HeMayNotHitYou

Domestic Violence is an ongoing issue that society wants to focus more about the physical abuse. Women and some men have gone through an…
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Shadene Womack
Response to Dear Elders, I’m Sorry, Sincerely a Millennial…….

Response to Dear Elders, I’m Sorry, Sincerely a Millennial…….

Last week journalist Alexis Boomer published a video “Dear Elders, I’m Sorry, Sincerely a Millennial”. As a millennial there are some point…
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Y
Yellow Face: Asian American actors deserve recognition

Yellow Face: Asian American actors deserve recognition

There has been much controversy in the American entertainment industry lately, after Scarlett Johansson was cast to play the role of Motoko…
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Evelyn To Tran
Soy Mexicana y Americana!

Soy Mexicana y Americana!

Mis padres nacieron en México y vinieron a los Estados Unidos cuando se casaron en 1980. Mis hermanos y yo nacimos en Pasadena, California…
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Ili
How Does It Feel To Be Colored ?

How Does It Feel To Be Colored ?

“I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background”
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Lazy Karina
Mama

Mama

My Mama (grandma) taught me to be strong, independent, successful, and to never relay on a man for anything in life. In many cultures like…
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Arlene Arroyo
“Americanita o Mojadita”

“Americanita o Mojadita”

My parents came to “America” to fulfill the “American Dream.” Not only did they leave everything behind, but they basically left identities…
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Lourdes Johnson
I want to be a man when I grow up…

I want to be a man when I grow up…

Google had an interesting Google Doddle today. It was kind of ironic actually. It was ironic because it fit exactly with what I wanted to…
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brenda perez
The problem with being an ambitious woman

The problem with being an ambitious woman

My mother is the most ambitious woman I know. I grew up watching her go from nothing, to everything she could have ever dreamed. She grew…
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Samantha Bartz
Looks over Abilities!

Looks over Abilities!

As a complete feminist, I have to understand that it’s going to take a lot for our society to change women’s oppression. But we can start…
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Adilene Torres
Your Skin Color is Perfect!

Your Skin Color is Perfect!

Society Makes us hate ourselves!
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Adilene Torres
What does it mean to feel Feminine?

What does it mean to feel Feminine?

What does it mean to feel Feminine?
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Adilene Torres
“You’re a Girl, I don’t Believe you”

“You’re a Girl, I don’t Believe you”

Last week these exact words were said to me at my job.
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Iliana Soriano
Embrace Your Post-Postpartum Body

Embrace Your Post-Postpartum Body

After I had my daughter in March of 2012, I had been always visioning myself quickly getting back to my pre-baby weight. However, no one…
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Shadene Womack
Gender Inequality in Employment and Compensation

Gender Inequality in Employment and Compensation

Gender Inequality in Employment and Compensation
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Ili
#mymotherthehousewife

#mymotherthehousewife

Dear Mother,
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brenda perez
Is Beyonce a feminist?

Is Beyonce a feminist?

In light of Beyonce’s release of Lemonade as well as Bell Hooks recent article critiquing the visual album, I have been asking myself is…
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Samantha Bartz
Am I good enough for you?

Am I good enough for you?

Am I good enough for you? On my Dad’s side of the family the idea of being a good young lady has always been imposed. All the women in my…
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Arlene Arroyo
Woman, Let’s play…

Woman, Let’s play…

Crazy how tables are turning nowadays. More women are engaging in casual sex and enjoying it more than expected. We are conditioned as…
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Y
Single & Independent: Why Depend on A Man

Single & Independent: Why Depend on A Man

Single is a word synonymous with sadness, loneliness, and failure. To be single is to be undesirable by most standards. If a woman is…
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Evelyn To Tran
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