Farina is my childhood breakfast. I ate this most of my childhood , aside from the traditional Dominican breakfast. But the farina is my forever favorite and...

Growing up, I was like every typical teenage boy in the USA. I hung out with friends, played videogames, and I said homophobic jokes and slurs when I was wit...

When I got my first tattoo, I called my sisters and begged them to break the news to my very Dominican and very strict mother. I was 20 at the time and livin...

When Mom used to brush and braid my hair, the tugging at the roots would put me to sleep, like a lullaby. I’d wake up and my hair would be combed and neat. B...

¿Quién protege a nuestras menores? ¿En manos de quién queda el poder de velar por los intereses de estas? Si sus tutores no lo hacen y a su corta edad, la ma...

I’m surprised by how hard it’s been for me to get these words out. At the thought of sharing my process with the world, all of the usual fears crept in. What...

“In the middle” is a non fiction short story inspired by the things I went through while growing up and feeling overwhelmed by who I was becoming forgetting ...

My mother once told me that when my grandfather was about 14 years old, he had a nervous breakdown. I thought, “well, that explains a lot.” The man was compl...

Me Cansé - Yoaska Diaz Me cansé de tantas muertes, del silencio que se hace cómplice, de los gritos que se ahogan bajo la ley. Me canse de las lagrimas de la...

How to Leave Home Pretend the section 8 apartment your mother fought to put over your head is no longer enough. You grown, you gotta go. Fill the apartment y...

Little Dominican Republic Elected officials, community leaders and activist designated Washington Heights as “Little Dominican Republic.” They took a lot of ...

You are probably a Crackhead “Are you a crackhead?” If you are presently in the dating pool or are a serial-monogamist, you might be a crackhead. Before I ex...

Fernandito y La Verguenza 1. Lo Sagrado y La Vergüenza 2. La canción «Compañera» de Fernandito Villalona siempre me ha encantado por lo obvio; la voz del Ma...