Valerie Sampayo
New Jersey | Braid Stylist I am a first-generation Latin American with parents from Barranquilla, Colombia. I have lived in Clifton, NJ...
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- Mar 5, 2018
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Nicole Moreno-Deinzer
California | Founder & Editor-In-Chief I am Mexican-American, and was raised in Gilroy and Hollister, California. For all of you...
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- Feb 5, 2018
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Laura Diaz-Alberto
New Jersey | Designer I was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in the Washington Heights area in NYC. My parents left everything...
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- Feb 1, 2018
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Lisaly Muñoz
New York | Cake Decorator I’m a Latina living in New York City. Growing up was a bit hard since my mother was a single mom raising four...
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- Dec 13, 2017
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Santana Dempsey
California | Actress I am mixed race and adopted. My birth father was Afro Latino. We were told he was from Puerto Rico and Spanish was...
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- Dec 10, 2017
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Ariana Toro
Florida | Graphic Designer I am the daughter of Cuban and Dominican immigrants and was born and raised in Hudson County, NJ. After...
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- Nov 9, 2017
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Lisa Dominguez
New Jersey | CEO/Founder of Spa on the Go I’m American-born and Dominican-raised, first generation. You could always catch me in my mom’s...
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- Sep 23, 2017
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Jessie Marrero
New Jersey | Maternity & Newborn Photographer www.JessieMarreroPhotography.com First and foremost I am a mom, to three beautiful girls,...
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- Sep 19, 2017
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Evelin Martinez
Texas | Real Estate Agent & Investor I was born in Los Angeles, California. As a baby my parents separated so my mother decided to send...
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- Sep 11, 2017
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Lourdes Sanchez
Florida | Owner & CEO OM Yoga & Wellness Studio I’m a little brown girl from Brooklyn. I am the daughter of Dominican immigrants, my...
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- Sep 2, 2017
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Nubia Suarez
New Jersey | Owner of Utopia Salon & Day Spa As a proud, Colombian Latina woman, I have worked very hard for the last 40 years to help...
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- Aug 16, 2017
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Rosa Garcia
New York | Owner of Mott Haven Bar & Grill I am Dominican, born in the Campo of Licey al Medio on January 31st, 1981. I am the oldest of...
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- Aug 1, 2017
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Sandra Vargas
New York | Immigration Paralegal I’m a Dominican born in New York. I grew up in Staten Island at a time when we were the only Dominican...
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- Aug 1, 2017
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Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Maryland | Maryland State Delegate I emigrated from the Dominican Republic to the U.S. with my single mother and sister. My mom worked in...
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- Jul 25, 2017
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Ednin Martinez
New Jersey | Attorney I arrived in the United States at the age of nine not knowing a word of English. It wasn’t easy, as I struggled not...
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- Jul 11, 2017
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Angelica Ramos
New York | Owner of Privilege Events My parents are Dominican immigrants. I grew up in Yonkers, New York, which is a white neighborhood...
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- Jul 11, 2017
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Bella De La Cruz
Florida | Natural Hair Blogger I was born in Puerto Rico in 1974. My parents and I moved to the United States shortly after my late...
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- Jun 28, 2017
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Kimberlyn Rengifo
New Jersey | Pianist and Nanny I am 25 years old with a Colombian mother and Peruvian father (what a mix!). I was raised in the Christian...
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- Jun 28, 2017
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Gabriela Sevilla
Washington, DC | Law Student at Howard University I was born and raised in New jersey. My father immigrated from Ecuador and met my...
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- Jun 24, 2017
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Gabriela Garcia
Illinois | Founder & Editor of Modern Brown Girl, LLC I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and attended The University of Southern...
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