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3 weeks ago | hiplatina.com | Isabel Vásquez

Heart disease affects many Americans. Although Latinxs have lower mortality rates from heart disease than other racial or ethnic groups, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it’s still one of the main health issues in our community. Making simple dietary changes, which may already be a part of our cultural diet, can help prevent or manage heart health issues like high cholesterol.

1 month ago | hiplatina.com | Sofia Aguilar

The lives and invaluable contributions of Asian Latinxs are often neglected, unacknowledged, and unappreciated across history, even when the focus is Latin America. Since Asian migration to the Global South, there have been many notable Asian Latinx icons like Arlen Siu Bermúdez, whose fame has been relatively limited to her home country Nicaragua. Yet she made an undeniable impact on her community and people as a poet, singer-songwriter, and activist.

1 month ago | hiplatina.com | Isabel Vásquez

Cultural foods hit differently. Whether it’s enchiladas, empanadas, or sancocho, these dishes hold a special place in our kitchens and hearts. They connect us with our families, our home countries, and ourselves. Yet many Latinxs have learned to avoid their family recipes out of fear that they’re not nutritious. You may also struggle to find the time to prep cultural dishes since they can be pretty labor-intensive.

1 month ago | hiplatina.com | Karla Montalvan |Karla Montalván

In 2019, I was living in North Carolina returning home at three in the morning from a late night shift at a catering company I was working for. Soaked in a barrel of iced tea I’d spilled on myself earlier that night unloading the food van, my eyes were clouded by tears of frustration. I’d quit my job at an international non-profit three months earlier in the middle of summer.

1 month ago | hiplatina.com | Anna Ortega

The most meaningful works of art are the ones that connect us to our roots and culture. Boston-based artist, sculptor, and jewelry maker Ja’Hari Ortega is celebrating Black and Latinx heritage with her newest installation “Big Hoops to Fill.” The large-scale interactive sculpture, designed by Ortega, features two life-size golden bamboo hoop earrings, also known as “door knockers,” that serve as a swing set.