A spanish poem written by a latin american immigrant
We make today an exception and publish the poem you will read below in Spanish, as it was originally written in Spanish by bolivian writer Camila Uriona –who lives in Mississauga
An open space for a cross-cultural dialogue
Several years ago, I was reluctant to the idea of having a publication aimed towards the Hispanic-Canadian community with content written in Spanish and English. I thought that we, the Hispanic community media, should be the first in defending and promoting our cultural values, language being one of the most important.
The invisible Latino
Gil PendeR
Look at your surrounding media again. Review your copy of The Toronto Star or The Globe and Mail one more time, or watch the mainstream TV channels.
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Record fires are raging in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, with more than 2,500 fires currently burning. They are collectively emitting huge amounts of...
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Las consecuencias de la paz truncada en Colombia
Silvia Otero Bahamón, Universidad del Rosario y Sandra Botero, Universidad del Rosario
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Separar a un niño de sus padres puede modificarle el cerebro
Jacek Debiec, University of Michigan
Cuando nacemos, el cerebro es el órgano más inmaduro de nuestro cuerpo y hasta bien entrada la década de los veinte años no madura...
