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Empowering the LatinX Community: How to get involved and incite change now – September 23, 2020
We are excited to kick-off Hispanic Heritage Month by announcing an event focused on civic engagement and using the power of our voice to make change during this critical election year. In partnership with Mission College, join Modern Latina’s upcoming event “Empowering the LatinX Community: How to get involved and incite change now” on Wednesday, […]
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2020 Día de Muertos Barbie Doll
Who remembers playing with Barbies? It was my favorite childhood playtime. So you can only imagine how excited I was to see the Barbie Signature Día de Muertos Collector Doll come out again for 2020! Within a very short period, the 2020 edition sold out! I have my name on a waiting list, but I was so sad that I missed purchasing one again this year.
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Shape your Community by Completing the Census 2020
Raise your hand if you completed the 2020 Census. We did! It only takes a minute to complete the online form. You can ensure that your community receives proper funding for critical health services such as childcare, education programs, recovery programs, and political representation, to name a few. Make sure you and your family are counted! The last day to complete the Census is September 30, 2020.
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Watsonville Film Festival presents Chicas in Cinema September 4-13, 2020
Watsonville Film Festival presents Chicas in Cinema featuring three short films made by local young women expressing their creativity in the context of the pandemic. The films are streaming from the WFF beginning September 4 – 13, 2020 with a virtual chat with the directors on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 6 pm PST.
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In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado #ModernLatinaBookClub
Join the #ModernLatinaBookClub as we read the Dream House: A Memoir by the award-winning author Carmen Maria Machado. In this revolutionary memoir about domestic abuse, Machado recounts an engrossing and wildly innovative account of a relationship gone bad, and a bold dissection of the mechanisms and cultural representations of psychological abuse. Save the date for The Center for Literary Arts, co-sponsored by MACLA, reading and conversation featuring Carmen Maria Machado with Linda Castillo, founder and executive editor of Modern Latina on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 7PM. The reading and interview will be followed by a live audience Q&A via Crowdcast.
