“We Can Do It” Photos
Strong chicas express their girl power in this "We Can Do It" photo essay tribute to the woman hero "Rosie the Riveter."
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Learn Spanish
It is an experience to be able to listen to a grandma, aunt, or mother tell a famous “cuento” (story) like” caperucita roja” or red riding hood in Spanish. Often through literal translation much of the beauty that is Spanish is lost. It seems today that more and more Latinos and Latinas are not being taught Spanish [...]
My Goals
These chicas are dreaming big. Girls describe their personal, career and community goals.
My career and education goal is to go to college at UT Austin and get A's in all my classes. My community goal is to go green. My goal for my family is to grow bigger. My friends goal is to finish school and get a job. –Jennif [...]
A Special Mom
A special mom would help her daughter with her first steps,
A special mom would help her daughter up when she falls,
A special mom would tuck her daughter in at night,
A special mom would hug her daughter when she has a bad dream,
A special mom would be there when her daughter has her first break-up,
A specia [...]
OMG Moments
Theatrical Traumas
There was this school play that I was in when I was nine. I was all excited because I had actually made it as one of the characters. As my costume, I got to wear this really pretty dress. I was so proud because I would be in front of family and friends looking the best. Before the play, I really had to g [...]
Poetry
Strawberry Cupcakes
Your pinkalicious color is
beautiful, sweet and so munchy.
Please don't be crunchy!
Don't taste like a pickle...
but for my tongue it tickles.
-Victoria
Hymn:
The Doughnut Man
Do you know the Doughnut man who lives at Krispy Kreme?
Do you know the Doughnut man who eats doughnuts?
Do you kno [...]
What does love mean?
Love is respectful, it isn't about being abusive
Love is respectful, it isn't being mean
Love is positive, it isn't about being negative
Love is kind, it isn't about being jealous
-By Maribel
Love is acceptance, it isn't controlling
Love is support, it isn't demanding anything from anyone
Love is gentle, it isn't [...]
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