Jackie I. Lowry

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Jackie was born in California to Argentine immigrants.  She attended High School in Argentina which helped nurture her love for the Latin Culture and Lifestyle.  An avid traveler, she continues to make yearly trips to Argentina and enjoys sharing her many stories and experiences as a female Latin living in Los Angeles. 

Erin Freeman

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Erin Freeman is a Wellesley College graduate and a student of ethnic and gender studies in immigrant populations. She is currently working in an immigration law firm in Boston, MA where she has done research on current immigration policy in the US. She is also a medical advocate and supervisor at the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center. Her interest in … Read More

Married Latina with no Kids

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Are you kidding me? Is there such a thing? According to my mother, this is unheard of and abolished by the “Latin Book of Rules” which she has yet to produce the Chapter on “Mandatory Motherhood” for all Latina females. Being the oldest of 2 daughters and to ease my Mother’s anxiety, I bought myself time by proclaiming once married … Read More