by Alyssa Aldape | Sep 22, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
Editor’s note: “Look Back” is a series designed to highlight articles from the Good Faith Media archives that remain relevant or historically interesting. This article is being republished in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins in mid- September and...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Oct 12, 2022 | Opinion
As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, many wonder what the correct nomenclature to use. Is it Hispanic, or Latino, or Latino/a, or Latin@, or Latinoa, or Latinx? If the first step toward liberation is self-naming, then the fact that we are unable to name...
by Arlin Téllez Martínez | Sep 22, 2022 | Opinion
I have been a beneficiary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals for eight years. DACA recipients are granted two years of deferred action and a work permit upon renewal. The cost is $495, which must be renewed every two years. The decision is ultimately up to U.S....
by Kat Armas | Sep 21, 2022 | Opinion
Chukka chukka chukka. The sound of Abuela’s olive green sewing machine — the small needle punching through fabric — was a lullaby for me growing up. She’d maneuver the fabric like a prayer — with and without a machine in front of her. I’d often spend hours with my...
by Alyssa Aldape | Sep 20, 2022 | Opinion
If Latinas had a nickel for each time we were described as spicy, or caliente, or as any type of object to be consumed, I believe we would go above and beyond closing the pay gap before the projected year 2206. Our bodies, like those of other women of color, have been...