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Take Five: Diversity and Hispanics
By: Dr. Gaby Cora
Sixteen percent of our US population is Hispanic and yet, what does this number even mean? We are constantly asked about our race: White, African-American, Asian, and at one point, Hispanic was added to the palette of colors as if being Latino or Hispanic were purely an ethnic or cultural characteristic.
While language is a unifying factor for Hispanics, it is a matter of culture that brings them together. Thirty years ago, Hispanics were depicted as exotic characters with heavy accents and colorful attires. Today, Hispanics have become more immersed in our US culture and you may not even tell there is any accent at all.
Join me in Dr. Gaby’s Take as I discuss diversity and Hispanics: watch my interview with advertising and marketing expert, Maverick Linda Lane Gonzalez. Linda shares her story of how one of her ancestors and one of our US legends bridged the US and Hispanic cultures more than a hundred years ago.
Watch the full episode this Friday at: http://www.DrGabyCora.tv
Mom and Daughter Talk Sex
By: Dr. Gaby Cora
Years ago I shared with my friends how I decided to prescribe birth control pills to my daughter, who would have otherwise needed to wait three months to see a doctor. My friends were stunned. Although their sons and daughters were in their late teens and, their parents assumed, they were sexually active, none of my friends had had an honest conversation suggesting ways to protect the kids from both sexually-transmitted diseases or pregnancy.
As committed parents who want to raise well-grounded, smart, and self-sufficient individuals, we spend more time teaching them good manners, the benefits of great education, and the wonders of competitive sports. The big question is: why are parents not talking more about sex with their kids?
My daughter and I were discussing this recently. She thought this video would help many teens as much as our conversation helped her.
