Through the fire
Through the fire
By Araceli Arroyo – Her voice is strong yet calm, and it almost doesn’t match her small but resilient stature. Her hair is brown and gently frames her face; she is fiercely feminine. Despite her physical attributes, nothing was scaled down for 5-foot-1-inch Miriam Rodriguez...
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Latina works to diversify transportation field
Latina works to diversify transportation
By Jan Peña Davis – An eight-hour day and five-day work week is foreign to Maria Teresa Roman. She juggles two positions in the public transportation field. She is the government and community relations officer at the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), where one of her responsibilities...
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Latina running for office
Latina running for office
By Evelyn Oropeza – Eira Corral stood in front of business owners, supporters and sponsors at Los Comales Restaurant while campaigning for elected office. She is running for village clerk in Hanover Park, a suburb of Chicago. Corral is one of a growing number of Latinas running...
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Helping Latinas find health care careers
Helping Latinas find health care careers
By Lucia A. Crespo – Maria Rivera sits in her office reviewing her e-mails as her daily routine.  She looks over applications sent from students to see if they qualify for a health care internship. For 17 years Rivera has worked at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago...
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