** Email us at lascomadresNY@gmail.com **
Greetings, Comadres!
A big Thank You to Melanie
Iglesias Perez and Simon & Schuster for hosting us this month.
NEW
LAUNCH! Mark your calendars for our July
11 Comadrazo where we will be launching our new “Chatting with Las Comadres,”
an information series for Comadres by Comadres. These chats will have speakers
and plenty of time to ask questions and network. First Chat Topic – Careers.
Our speakers are Julie Ana Alvarez and Vanessa Peters, both of whom work in
career services. Bring questions.
SPOTLIGHT!
We have added a “Spotlight” to our monthly newsletters – a brief bio of
a Comadre to give us all a chance to get to know each other better. This month’s
Spotlight shines on Comadre Nydia
Marsella.
FACEBOOK UPDATE! Thank you for friending our new Facebook
Page—@LasComadresNYCNetwork. Comadre
Miriam Molina is keeping it updated with upcoming events and monthly notices. We
welcome friends & notices.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1649438118686362/?ref=bookmarks
BOOK CLUB!
Please help us support our Latino authors by joining the Comadres Book Club on Tues, June 20th,
at 6:00 pm at the Strand Bookstore, Broadway & 12th Street, 2nd floor. Our book of the month is THE CRUEL COUNTRY by Judith Ortiz Cofer. This richly textured, deeply moving, lyrical memoir centers
on Cofer’s return to her native Puerto Rico after her mother has been diagnosed
with late-stage lung cancer. Copies can be purchased at The Strand. Join us even if you
don’t finish the book; the discussions are great. You can also help support a Latino author by
buying their books; registering for the Teleconference and Twitter Chat; writing
a short review on Amazon or Goodreads; or just mentioning them on your social
media pages. All publicity is good.
ARE
YOU ON THE LIST SERV? If you are not
receiving Las Comadres’ event emails, join the group at: http://lascomadres.com/lco/join-las-comadres/. Please share with your
friends.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES! Please remember to let us know of any job
opportunities, volunteer positions or upcoming events you come across that
would be of benefit to a fellow Comadre. We will gladly share through the list
serv.
Wishing everyone a great Summer!
Las Comadres Facilitators
Maria, Raesha, Gladys & Miriam
Las Comadres Book Club
Discussion Leaders
Maria, Dora Maria, Nicole & Tess
SPOTLIGHT ON COMADRE NYDIA
MARSELLA
(Every month, we will
be featuring a brief bio of one of our Comadres. You could be next!)
I began my professional career as an architect in Caracas, Venezuela.
Not long after arriving in New York City, I decided to pursue a career in
television, and spent eight years working for the nation's first public
Hispanic television network as a producer, writer, editor, and on-camera
talent. I've produced hundreds of hours of programming aimed at creating value
for the Hispanic community, and have been nominated for three Emmy awards.
I currently produce and host my own cooking show called Mi COCINA Virtual, the
main goal of which is to inform the Hispanic community about how it can
help prevent and reverse various health conditions by recognizing the body's
signals that there's something wrong, and by eating the right foods in
response.
CALENDAR &
ANNOUNCEMENTS
·
June 20, Tuesday,
Comadres Book Club Meeting at 6:00 pm at the Strand Bookstore, Broadway &
12th Street, 2nd floor. Everyone is
welcomed even if they don't finish the book. Copies can be purchased at The
Strand.
·
June 26, Monday, Teleconference,
at 8:00pm EST. Register at
www.latinolit.com. Twitter Chat will run simultaneously. Our hashtag is
#ReadLatinoLit.
·
July 11, Tuesday, Comadrazo
Meeting at Univision – Chatting with Las
Comadres!
·
August 9, Wednesday,
Comadrazo Meeting at AARP.
GET YOUR COPY OF COUNT ON ME: TALES OF
SISTERHOODS AND FIERCE FRIENDSHIPS. A
wonderful collection of stories by 12 prominent Latino authors who reveal how friendships
have helped them to overcome difficult moments in their lives. Authors include
Reyna Grande, Esmeralda Santiago, Daisy MartÃnez, Sofia Quintero, Stephanie Elizondo
Griest, and Michelle Herrera Mulligan.
FLY AMERICAN AIRLINES
AND BENEFIT LAS COMADRES! American Airlines is
now the official airline for Las Comadres. You can help Las Comadres grow every
time you fly American Airlines. Here's how: Las Comadres has a Business
ExtrAA® Account Number 790376. When you book your reservations on American
Airlines®, American Eagle® or AmericanConnection® whether it's via their
website or through your preferred travel agent, in addition to earning
AAdvantage miles for your travel, you can also help expand Las Comadres!
QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
Beauty
Begins The
Moment You
Decide To Be
Yourself.
--Coco Chanel
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