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Jan 13, 2025 | 
holaamericanews.com | Christina Fernández-Morrow
EspañolBy Christina Fernández-MorrowAs immigration dominates national news and local politics, the language used shapes perceptions and policies. From news headlines to governmental speeches, words matter. Certain terms can be inhumane and offensive to those seeking a new life in the US. Depending on the source, immigration-related terms may be outdated and harmful. How people are described in the media impacts how they are treated.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
holaamericanews.com | Hola Iowa |Christina Fernández-Morrow
EspañolBy Christina Fernández-MorrowWhen Iowa’s first professional leadership development program designed specifically for Latinas launched in 2013, the founders had no idea how wildly transformative it would become. Today, Latina Leadership Initiative (LLI) graduates serve on school boards, lead businesses, and guide community organizations across Iowa and beyond.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
holanebraska.ghost.io | Peter Schurmann |Kassidy Arena |Christina Fernández-Morrow |Hola Nebraska
Hola, Nebraska!This week, Omaha combats rising scams, Fremont’s Hispanic Business Banquet makes waves, and Nebraska’s Latino Youth Summit empowers students with big dreams. Plus, discover the Caribbean flavors lighting up Omaha at Elie’s Chinchorro Bistro.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
littlevillagemag.com | Christina Fernández-Morrow
In 1984, Arnulfo Camarillo and his wife Beatriz gathered their kids, nieces and nephews at the downtown YWCA to teach them some traditional dances from their hometown in Mexico. They decided to put on a Mother’s Day performance with a few other families. “It was such a success that the families didn’t want to stop, and it continued since then,” says Karina Camarillo, daughter of Arnulfo and Beatriz.
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Aug 31, 2024 | 
iowacapitaldispatch.com | Christina Fernández-Morrow
by Christina Fernández-Morrow, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 31, 2024 Sixty-two years ago, Antonia Mosqueda and her husband Richard took a family recipe for a flour taco and turned it into a Des Moines institution. Tasty Tacos is often the most missed restaurant when Central Iowans move away, and their first stop once landing back in the city. With six locations in the Des Moines metro area, the Mosqueda family has grown twice as large since patriarch Richard passed away in 2000.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
holaiowa.substack.com | Christina Fernández-Morrow |Hola Iowa |Nicole Baart |Laura Belin
JEFAS Magazine is a collaboration of writers, photographers, social media managers, editors, translators, and designers from across Illinois, Iowa and the Midwest – all of whom are Latinx. It is the first magazine created by the Latinx community, for the Latinx community that focuses on how they are boosting the economy, giving back, and filling the gap between what is needed and what is available in the state.
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May 9, 2024 | 
holaamericanews.com | Hola Iowa |Christina Fernández-Morrow
EspañolBy Christina Fernández-Morrow, Hola IowaBefore the pandemic forced businesses to become digital, Jessica Trinidad had built a successful career online as a bilingual voice actor. She had already been using social media to network so when the rest of the world went online it improved her industry.
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May 9, 2024 | 
holaamericanews.com | Hola Iowa |Christina Fernández-Morrow
EspañolBy Christina Fernández-Morrow, Hola IowaSixty-two years ago, Antonia Mosqueda and her husband Richard took a family recipe for a flour taco and turned it into a Des Moines institution. Tasty Tacos is often the most missed restaurant when Central Iowans move away, and their first stop once landing back in the city. With six locations in the Des Moines metro area, the Mosqueda family has grown twice as large since patriarch Richard passed away in 2000.
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May 9, 2024 | 
holaamericanews.com | Hola Iowa |Christina Fernández-Morrow
EspañolBy Christina Fernández-Morrow, Hola IowaFrom an early age, Miriam De Dios Woodward was set to be a businesswoman. She often led the Multicultural Business Network at Iowa State University as she pursued her undergraduate degree in marketing and management and landed her first internship at a Fortune 500 company before graduating.
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May 9, 2024 | 
holaamericanews.com | Hola Iowa |Christina Fernández-Morrow
EspañolBy Christina Fernández-Morrow, Hola IowaWhen your godmother is a pioneer Latina entrepreneur who opened the first Mexican cakery in Des Moines, your parents own and manage rental property, your dad has a heating and cooling shop, and your little cousin started a successful Mexican candy business, it’s almost guaranteed you’ll be bitten by the entrepreneurial bug. That’s exactly what happened to Sandra Paz Garcia, who launched Sandy Sings Studios in September of 2023.
