Our team was super excited to see this message about the online community we are creating at MyLatinitas.com…. To be honest, I think I feel a bigger community feel to Latinitas than I ever had with Facebook. True, I try to create networking happen on Facebook, but I still feel so disconnected from everyone. Latinitas [...]

My name is Teresa Rodriguez and I was a club leader for Fall 2012 at the Esperanza Acosta Moreno library. This was the first time this library location had the Latinita’s afterschool club. It turned out to be a memorable experience. I also had help from Dayna, an amazing volunteer who served as a great [...]

By Courtney Riddlebarger If I had to describe the Sandoval girls in one word I would say charismatic. As their club leader, I was lucky and loved listening to their ideas and responses because of their wild creativity but I also had my hands full! I always knew I would be tired after my Thursday [...]

By Courtney Riddlebarger The Tays housing team was a very special group. My name is Courtney Francisco and I got the chance to be with them for this fall 2012 semester. I will start with their personality. This group was definitely the most experienced in the Latinitas clubs. They had completed semesters before and so [...]

I had no idea that this organization would make such a huge impact on my life. Latinitas has transformed my college experience into something I never imagined it could become. I feel a sense of community and purpose as an intern and club leader.  It is a privilege to have the opportunity to be a [...]

THANK YOU!  My name is Arlette Duarte-Moran. I’m a 15 year old chilean living in Australia. I read your articles on name calling and it gave me more of an understanding of why people do those things. En mi escueal, I get called a lot of names for being Latina, like Wog, which is an [...]

I wanted to message you and tell you thank you for allowing me to participate in your program as a club leader.  Hopefully next year I will be enrolling in graduate school to earn my masters in public service.  This whole time after graduating I have been thinking about what to do and I realized [...]

“As a father of two LATINITAS, I know fully the challenges that our young ladies deal with daily. I love the fact that LATINITAS has made it their mission to support and generate positive self awareness for our young ladies. Its important work; its loving work and it truly makes an impact!” Benito Martinez appeared [...]

Amanda Armendariz Major: Education Class of 2013 I am Amanda Armendariz and currently a club leader intern with Latinitas. This is my first semester with the program for fall 2011. I attend El Paso Community College and plan to transfer to UTEP to complete my education. I love working with children and teaching them something [...]

The enthusiastic and outspoken Latinitas at Ysleta Public Library in El Paso, TX  have not only learned but demonstrated what it takes to be an empowering Latina teen. Their charismatic and witty personalities meant the room was always full of laughter and discussions on the lessons and of their personal lives. The meek and quiet [...]