Virginia Lora

Oct 12, 2024 | palabranahj.org | Mariela Murdocco |Virginia Lora

Born in Santo Domingo, she grew up with her diplomat parents all over the world, though mostly in Spain. When she was around 5 years old in the Dominican Republic, she couldn’t escape the sexual predation of a late-teen family friend who used to babysit her. “I knew something was off,” she said. “I didn't know how to stop it. He was the older brother of a friend of mine as well. It happened multiple times.

Oct 12, 2024 | palabranahj.org | Mariela Murdocco |Edición de |Virginia Lora

Crear música le ha permitido a Roxini procesar y compartir sus traumáticas experiencias. “En distintas maneras fue casi como mi terapia”, dijo. Ella recuerda que —cuando era niña— estaba muy enojada y avergonzada durante muchos años por lo que le pasó, y se culpaba a sí misma por el abuso. “Estuve muy confundida y no sabía con quién hablar, ni cómo lidiar con ese tema”.

Sep 14, 2024 | palabranahj.org | Patricia Guadalupe |Marco Bello |Virginia Lora

Nieves Figueroa currently teaches at Charles D. Wyche Elementary School, a public school in Miami Gardens, Florida, where almost 88% of students are Hispanic/Latino, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, and  90% of all students are classified as “economically disadvantaged,” according to the . Nieves Figueroa, who spends her own money on buying the rest of her classroom supplies, says her husband sometimes questions the expenditures, but she adds, “I want to help them.

Sep 14, 2024 | palabranahj.org | Patricia Guadalupe |Marco Bello |Virginia Lora

En la actualidad, Nieves Figueroa enseña en la primaria Charles D. Wyche, una escuela pública en Miami Gardens, Florida, donde casi el 88% de los estudiantes son hispanos, según el NCES, y el 90% de todos los estudiantes están clasificados como “económicamente desfavorecidos”, según la revista . Nieves Figueroa, que gasta su propio dinero en comprar el resto de los materiales escolares, dice que su esposo a veces cuestiona esos gastos, pero ella agrega: “Quiero ayudarlos.

Aug 21, 2024 | palabranahj.org | Isa Gutierrez |Virginia Lora

I’ve never been a big Olympics fanatic like some of my friends are. Frankly, I’m not even much of a sports fan. Perhaps some of the emotion had to do with the fact that I watched the 2024 games in bed, a little delirious, days into COVID isolation, away from my husband and our 5-month-old daughter. Looking back, I think the moment touched me because I knew — we all did — what these women overcame to get here this time.