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		<title>In Harms Way: Undocumented Youth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Jennifer Patino&#8211;
While in detention at Butler County Jail in Ohio, Yanelli Hernandez attempted suicide twice.
Instead of being released while her case was pending, she was detained for nine grueling months, which kept her from receiving the comprehensive treatment and family support that she so desperately needed.
Joaquin Luna, a student who would have benefited if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://latina-voices.com/wp04/2012/03/11/in-harms-way-undocumented-youth/</link>
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		<title>Latina Women Taking Power</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Imogen Reed&#8211;
Ask any Latino man and he will tell you just how strong Latina  women are.  He will probably be remembering how his mom managed to work  two jobs, look after the kids and keep house; or thinking about his  wife, who maybe has a better degree than he does or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://latina-voices.com/wp04/2012/03/05/latina-women-taking-power/</link>
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		<title>Holy Pictures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Yoly Zentella&#8211;
About 200 children, nine tightly robbed, black habited nuns, eight bright but austere classrooms divided in half, separating the sexes, and at each desk, a bottle of blue-black fountain pen ink: this was the stage of the urban New York City working class Roman Catholic school, circa 1960s, I attended.
Our nuns, stern and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://latina-voices.com/wp04/2012/02/27/holy-pictures/</link>
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		<title>Lisa&#8217;s letter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Felisha Flores&#8211;
Paco was rummaging through the old dresser to clean everything out.  Lipsticks, clothes, magazines, even an empty can of spray paint were among its contents.  Most peculiar was a folded piece of paper that fell out from in between the pages of one of his old Lowrider magazines.  It was addressed to Roja [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://latina-voices.com/wp04/2012/02/19/lisas-letter/</link>
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		<title>BIG HAIR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Yoly Zentella&#8211;
By the time I was 16 my hair was a mess, brittle, split ends. I was told that the remedy lay in a bottle of good conditioner; but the damage from my adolescent penchant for big hair stemmed from an urgent expression of independence, a drive to establish an adolescent identity separate from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://latina-voices.com/wp04/2012/02/04/big-hair/</link>
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		<title>Latina moms tech-savvy and political</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by LatinaLista&#8211;
Jobs, education and healthcare — in that order — were  ranked the top three important issues by Latina moms online in a new  survey released today by the web site Mamiverse. The Mamiverse Study of Online Latina Moms and New Media,  done in partnership with the research firm MediaFix, surveyed more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://latina-voices.com/wp04/2012/02/04/new-survey-shows-latina-moms-online-to-be-tech-savvy-and-politically-aware/</link>
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		<title>How Does a CPS Student Survive a Sibling’s Violent Death—Twice?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Ray Salazar&#8211;
This article is dedicated to future educator Ms. Dulce Padilla and her family with all my best intentions, respect, and hope.  And to families everywhere who struggle to survive the aftermath of violence.
Many of us have heard or seen the stories about violence from the perpetrator’s view in books like Once a King, Always [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://latina-voices.com/wp04/2012/01/21/how-does-a-cps-student-survive-a-sibling%e2%80%99s-violent-death%e2%80%94twice/</link>
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		<title>Heidy Goercke says: &#8220;Accesorize Yourself&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Alma Valenzuela &#8211;
Heidy Goercke’s grandfather was a merchant in Ecuador and her mother had a jewelry store in Germany. So it’s no surprise that she would follow in her family’s footsteps by opening up her own business in Chicago.
Her boutique, the “Zaraz Collection,” in Wicker Park has neatly decorated tables and displays of silver [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://latina-voices.com/wp04/2012/01/13/heidy-goercke-says-accesorize-yourself/</link>
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		<title>Latinas face barriers to mental health treatment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Jennifer Patiño &#8211;
Latinos, regardless of immigration status, encounter various barriers to seeking mental health treatment.
These barriers impacting Latinos as a group include affordability, transportation, lack of resources in their community and scarcity of Spanish speaking professionals. A survey shows that in 1999 there were only 29 Latino mental health professionals for every 100,00 Latinos [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://latina-voices.com/wp04/2011/10/28/latinas-face-barriers-to-mental-health-treatment/</link>
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		<title>The emotional toll of being undocumented</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Jennifer Patiño &#8211;
Maria, 42 and Esmeralda, 35 are both undocumented women facing mental health challenges.
Maria has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and depression. She has been hospitalized four times as a result of suicide attempts and post-partum depression. She is currently receiving treatment for herself and previously sought help for her family to deal with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://latina-voices.com/wp04/2011/10/28/the-emotional-toll-of-being-undocumented/</link>
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