Tag Archives: Latinos

What Do You Know About Louis C.K.?

Posted on 12 April, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 2

Hi Meltingpot Readers, What do you know about Louis C.K.? I admit I didn’t and still don’t know much except that he is a comedian, he has his [..]

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Wednesday Round-Up: Black History Beyond Borders Edition

Posted on 6 February, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 2

Hi Meltingpot Readers, Monday’s post was meant to get all of my non-Black readers into celebrating Black history month. Now, I want to stretch your minds even more [..]

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Kimchi and Cheddar: Korean Food Gets Cheesy

Posted on 11 January, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink Comments Off

Hi Meltingpot Readers, Here’s something for my fusion foodie friends. Yesterday I was working hard at my office at Temple University and I didn’t want to venture far [..]

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Wednesday Round-Up: Acts of Kindness, Dominican Paradise, Racial Profiling

Posted on 19 December, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 2

Hi Meltingpot Readers, Today is Wednesday so that means I’m sending your hither and yon through cyberspace to read some of the best or worst of what mankind [..]

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Race in the Race: A Wednesday Round-Up Election Special

Posted on 7 November, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink Comments Off

Hello Meltingpot Readers, I think it’s safe to say here, that I am so happy that Barack Obama won the 2012 presidential election. I was sitting on pins [..]

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Dia De Los Muertos: I’m Not Mexican but, Why Not Celebrate the Dearly Departed?

Posted on 2 November, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 6

Hola Meltingpot Readers, Happy Dia De Los Muertos! Even though it may sound incongruous to wish someone a happy ‘day of the dead,’ it’s actually quite fitting. Traditionally, [..]

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And Speaking of Whitewashing Latino Identity: Have You Seen Disney’s First Latina Princess?

Posted on 24 October, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 8

Hello Meltingpot Readers, I hate to beat a dead race horse (pun intended), but sometimes I can’t help it.  Have your heard all of the excitement over the [..]

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Is Argo a Whitewash of Latino Identity?

Posted on 22 October, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 15

Hola Meltingpot Readers, This weekend el esposo and I went to see the film Argo. In case you haven’t heard about it, Argo is the movie based on [..]

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