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To all the amazing women in my life, The fight continues. Being Latina is not all roses and music. Latino culture is undeniably beautiful, filled with traditions, values, and connections that bring deep joy and pride. However, like many cultures around the world, it has long been shaped by deeply rooted patriarchy, strict gender roles, and longstanding traditions that often tend to marginalize women. These expectations often define how men and women are “supposed” to behave w

To my mom and dad, I hope this helps you understand why. I was raised in an intensely religious environment shaped by Roman Catholicism, the dominant faith tradition in Venezuela and much of Latin America due to Spanish colonial influence. My early education took place at Colegio Mater Salvatoris in Caracas. The school is an all-girls Catholic private school administered by nuns, which I attended from kindergarten through junior high school (Grade 9). The institution emphasiz

This year began with a bang, an expression that, if anything, feels like an understatement. What some readers may not know about me is that I was born and raised in Venezuela. In 2007, my parents and I moved to Canada following years of political unrest and growing instability in the country. I was born in 1991 in Valencia, a city a few hours from the capital, Caracas. I spent most of my childhood growing up in the hills of Caracas, in a neighborhood called Manzanares. Venezu