Latino Time
By Mariela Dabbah If you come from a Latino family or deal with Latinos at all, you know I’m not imagining things when I tell you that they have a different concept of time than Anglos. Invite them to a party at 7 PM and you can comfortably begin, at that time, to clean the house, [...]
Continue reading...6. January 2009
Letter to the Three Kings from a Latino H1B visa holder
If los Tres Reyes Magos, were in Obama´s team and in charge of the immigration reform, I’m sure they would take care of securing the borders and make everyone pay taxes in a snap - those are King’s priorities, right? They would also stop persecuting illegal aliens like animals and would also recognize that [...]
Continue reading...17. November 2008
The Real Latino
By Mariela Dabbah* He was about 5.9 feet, medium built, dark hair, dark eyes and the skin tone of those who descend from indigenous people of Latin America. He waited until I finished my hour and a half workshop at New York University to approach me privately. I had asked the students to let me know [...]
Continue reading...27. October 2008
Your Opinion Counts!
By Mariela Dabbah* It happened after I finished doing one of my presentations on leveraging your Latino advantages to advance in your career. As usual, the format was very interactive and, thankfully, attendees had participated heavily during the session and had asked lots of questions. As I walked out of the room, a woman approached me. She [...]
Continue reading...6. October 2008
Al mal paso darle prisa! Let’s Get It Over And Done With!
As published in HispanicTrending.net on Oct 3rd. If you think that reaching agreement on a financial bailout was difficult, stay tuned for the upcoming suspense and drama in the immigration reform. Whoever becomes the next U.S. President will have a huge challenge ahead and he will have to do it in 48 months or less. While [...]
Continue reading...25. September 2008
Register to vote!
You do not have to be latino to register. All U.S. citizens are welcome to register. Per VOTO LATINO’s website: “Founded in 2004, Voto Latino works to promote an enfranchised America by leveraging celebrity voices, the latest technology and youth themselves to promote positive change. Voto Latino seeks to empower our community. In 2006, Voto Latino [...]
Continue reading...9. September 2008
How NOT To Treat A Mentor
By Mariela Dabbah* I’m sure you’ve heard that having mentors can help your career. Well, it’s true. The problem sometimes with Latinos is that we haven’t been raised with this knowledge and so you may not really know how to find mentors and develop a relationship with them that could help you in your professional career. I’ll [...]
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