El Día de los Niños / El Día de los Libros (Children’s Day / Book Day) is a daily celebration of children, families, and reading that culminates yearly on April 30. The celebration emphasizes the importance of literacy for children…
World Book Day: April 23
Although a recent article in Time Magazine suggests that World Book Day will be celebrated again in 2013, there is no mention of it on the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) website. Nevertheless, we still wanted to…
Laredo Rotary Club: Women’s Expo – April 28, 2013
Proactive woman’s expo focusing on mind/body wellness, spirituality and finances. An entertaining and educational expo for everyone’s enjoyment! Fashion Show, Guest Speakers, Interactive Booths, Vendors & Raffle Las Comadres para las Americas founder and visionary for the book “Count On Me,”…
Comadres: Alexandra’s Story
Comadres – Seeing Each Other Through to the Future By Alexandra M. Landeros I’ve known Brenda since 2003. We first met when I was married to my first husband. He and I had gone to see music performance at a…
Author Interview: Fabiola Santiago
Interview with Fabiola Santiago, contributing author of Count On Me: Tales of Sisterhoods and Fierce Friendships, a prize-winning journalist at The Miami Herald and the newspaper’s Metro columnist, and author of the novel Reclaiming Paris. All Count On Me author…