Jasmine Machado, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

Feminism Isn’t A Dirty Word

February 9, 2018 Jasmine Machado Women, feminism, gender equality

I don’t understand how “feminism” has become a dirty word. When I say I am a feminist, I get two reactions. The first one is a crowd pleaser— people laugh as if I blurted out a killer joke. They giggle as if the idea of me wanting gender equality… Read the rest at our website.

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Does Language Define Your Identity?

January 12, 2018 Jasmine Machado Hispanic, culture, spanish, identity, Latino

Speaking Spanish is extremely important in Latino identity. But what if you don’t speak Spanish? Does that make you less Latino? I went to eat lunch with a friend of mine at a Mexican restaurant the other day. We’re both Hispanic and can speak the language. She ordered first.… Read the rest at our website.

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I’m Not Related To My Family By Blood And That’s Okay

November 24, 2017 Jasmine Machado Cuban, Russia, adoption, adopted

I was born on June 8, 1999 in Magnitogorsk, Russia. I was adopted on May 26, 2000 by a Cuban couple. Before my adoption, I used to live in an orphanage in a small town near the Ural Mountains. Though not related by blood, I have spent most of… Read the rest at our website.

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Latin American Women Face Double Standards

November 10, 2017 Jasmine Machado Latin American, Women, Machismo, double standards

“No, mija, let the boys do it. Make sure you leave the door open. Go serve your brothers and cousins. When are you going to learn to cook for your husband?” Sound familiar? If you grew up in a Hispanic household as a woman, then it probably does. Every… Read the rest at our website.

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