It is November, and I am barreling headlong into the end of the year. But first, I have to make it past the Thanksgiving table. Growing up working-class and Filipino here ...

Winter in Ontario and I couldn't touch my toes. I was plopped on the kitchen floor, legs spread in a 'V' and hands stretched towards my feet. ...

Most women raise children. And some don't. Those of us who don't set sail for a different kind of life. Is the journey a chosen one or not? Are you a woman if you don't ...

Like the original Pilgrims who were themselves newcomers to this continent, Thanksgiving is best understood through the eyes of more recent immigrants hundreds of years later. My Cuban dad says he liked the holiday from ...

What is a good deed? What's the point of trying to be good in a world that's clearly a mess? And how do you even begin to do that? These ...

Most women raise children. And some don't. Those of us who don't set sail for a different kind of life. Is the journey a chosen one or not? Are you a woman if you don't ...

Some people hate it, some people love it. Some people call it an evil in our society, while others revel in it. No, I am not talking about reality television. I am talking about ...

It seems like most couples get a "pass" during the first year of married life. This is the time when they simply get to know each other, spend time together, laugh, enjoy ...

Pride pulsated through my veins, turning me into a third-grader with Attention Deficit Disorder as I anticipated the inauguration of the Casa Acogida ("Hospitality House"). The house is a project that was four years ...

Oatmeal is not a favorite food of two-year-olds. Mine wasn't too thrilled to see it arrive on the breakfast table this morning. He ate grudgingly, intermittent spoonfuls hitting the table and floor. I cajoled it ...