Mexican American writer, author and immigration advocate Rudy Ruiz was recently honored at the Los Angeles Latino Book & Family Festival. The author received three new awards for his critically acclaimed debut book "Seven for the Revolution."
Mama's Kitchen is a Latin Post video series featuring celebrities, chefs, and our readers as they reminisce about the special connection between food, family, and childhood.
Vianney Rodriguez, founder of the food blog Sweet Life and co-author of "Latin Twist - Traditional and Modern Cocktails," has the best of both worlds. Born to Mexican parents in Texas, the food blogger plates and posts a diverse menu of recipes.
Cuban classical composer and fourteen-time Grammy award-winning clarinetist and saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera has published his memoir, "Letters to Yeyito: Lessons from a Life in Music." The upbeat nonfiction piece offers an enthralling tour of D'Rivera lengthy career as a jazz musician, which spans six decades, two nations, and 30 solo albums.
Daniel Alarcón appeared at the Americas Society Council of the Americas on Nov. 5 for the launch of his latest publication, "City of Clowns." The graphic novel, illustrated by acclaimed Peruvian animator Sheila Alvardo, is adapted from the short story published in his book "War by Candelight."
Serial restaurateur Chef Josefina Santacruz plates astonishing fare in the Mexican tradition, but she also brings delicious Asian street food to Mexico City. Hell-bent on amplifying appreciation for Mexico's City's gastronomical richness, she's also interested in acquainting the public with her passion for eastern cuisine.
Rumors that General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship might have had a hand in the death of poet Pablo Neruda were substantiated by the Chilean government on Thursday.
Richard Blanco, acclaimed Cuban American poet and storyteller, joined Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York and Americas Society Council of the Americas on the evening of Friday, Oct. 30 in New York City to read excerpts from his witty and charming memoir, "The Prince of Los Cocuyos: Miami Childhood."
This September, Comcast updated X1 with software designed specifically for bicultural Latinos. Dubbed "X1 en Español," it introduced a Spanish-language version the X1 interface, featuring voice control in Spanish, and the X1's voice recognition can now understand a broad range of Latino accents.
Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), the two-day Mexican holiday, is an event to celebrate the dead. Recognizing death as a natural part of the human experience and part of the circle of life, ofrendas, cempazuchitl (marigolds) and calacas and calaveras (skeletons and skulls) are placed at the altars of deceased, as well as pan de muertos and the favorite foods of the dead.
Jennine Capó Crucet, author of the celebrated short story collection "How to Leave Hialeah" and the exceptional novel "Make Your Home Among Strangers," is humble, modest, methodical and hilarious -and puts all of that into her work.
Chef Marcela Valladolid isn't your typical habanero girl. The San Diego and Tijuana raised culinary artist is not a fan of overbearing spice. However, she is a fan of the frequent use of chipotle chilies and pickled jalapenos, and putting her family first.
Jackie Cruz talks about her life outside of "Orange is the New Black." The world knows her as "Flaca" in Netflix's hit series "Orange Is the New Black," but actress Jackie Cruz wants you to know that she is more than just the character she plays in the series.
Brooklyn-born author Theresa Varela ("Nights of Indigo Blue" and "Covering the Sun With My Hand") took the scenic route to finding her identity as an author. A psychiatric nurse practitioner by day and an engrossed novelist by night, Varela's characters whisper to her, and inspire their own making.
Latinos are still over-indexing as a digital entertainment audience above other ethnic demographics and above the general population as a whole. But the study also shows the gap between leading digital Latinos, and everyone else, is starting to close.
The children of women convicted of murder, drug use/abuse or theft may not be incarcerated alongside their mothers, but unwittingly they're also being punished. The Girl Scouts Beyond Bars program offers to rebuild broken mother-daughter relationships, easing separation and empowering young women to manage feelings of anger and abandonment.
Suzan Colón, yoga instructor and author of inspirational memoir "Cherries in Winter," is a Manhattan girl through and through. Yet, her writing takes readers to myraid places.
What if a dating app had an approach that incorporated more transparency, more trust, and none of the swipe-through, throwaway hookup attitude, built-in to its core?
