Known as the Queen of Tejano Music, Selena Quintanilla-Perez allowed music to lead her into becoming one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century. Starting out as a very young girl, she flourished rapidly in the music industry. With albums receiving gold record status, Tejano awards of all sorts, the Grammy, etc., her thrill-filled career was unfortunately cut short when the president of her own fan club killed her. Her physical absence is felt, but Selena Quintanilla’s music still lives today. Selena Quintanilla was born April 16th, 1971 to her parents, Abraham and Marcella Quintanilla.…
My full name is Danielle DiCorcia. I am a member of a family of 4 people; mom (Ann), dad (Tom), and younger sister (Caitlin). My mom and dad are separated but both are civil and the family isn’t that my much different with the separation. One thing about my life that you should know is that I am an athlete. I play volleyball and I use to play basketball.…
Sylvia Mendez Sylvia Mendez is a civil rights activist from the United States of Mexican and Puerto Rican parents. The Mendez family’s attempt to enroll Sylvia and her siblings at a “white-only” school led to the Californian desegregation case, Mendez v. Westminster. Sylvia Mendez is not related to actor, Anthony Mendez, on The CW’s hit show Jane, The Virgin. = =…
Born on April 25, 1962, Maria Karatzias was raised in Flushing, New York. As a high schooler, Maria was quite respectful, and she avoided doing anything that would disappoint her mother. Her mother had already been through a lot after Maria’s father had died when Maria was only 12. The last thing that Maria wanted to do was make life harder for her mother. Maria was quite an average student, with grades in the 80s.…
Sarah Orzechowski Wiki, Age, Wedding, Brendon Urie, Pregnant, Parents, net worth Bio Sarah Orzechowski is a self-proclaimed skincare enthusiast and well known as the wife of Brendon Urie. Furthermore, Sarah is a social media personality in which she has more 648k followers on her Instagram and almost 130k followers on Vine. Sarah Orzechowski was born on 23rd of February in the year of 1987 which makes her current age 30. She was born in Detroit Michigan, United State of America. There is no detail information about the parents of Sarah Orzechowski are available in the media.…
Throughout the years many people have been considered heroes. Whether it be a hero in a comic book or a hero that has done good for another person and changed someone's life. All heroes share one thing in common. They all hold a special spot in someone's heart and are looked up to for something good they have done. For example, many children and adults have looked towards Jessica cox and a hero, an inspiration to those with disabilities because of her work with Handicap International.…
Toni Gonzaga, Paul Soriano post first family photo with Baby Seve Actress-host Toni Gonzaga and husband Paul Soriano on Thursday, October 6, took to Instagram to post their first family photo with Baby Severiano Elliott. The sweet family photo was posted by an Instagram account that Toni and Paul set up for their newborn baby. Just a few days ago, Toni also posted a sweet photo featuring his husband and Baby…
Linda M. Montano, a spiritual, feminist performance artist is one of many who partake in durational and endurance-based performances. Montano’s years of practice, which borrows from her life, have been inscribed to living with patience and compassion. Nevertheless, Montano’s individual work has been hugely influenced by her way of living. Exhibiting ideologies through her practice such as, affirmation, sufferance and empowerment, Montano has portrayed a prevailing empathy towards her audiences. Even by her near death to anorexia and religious failings Montano’s art saved her life and continues to save the life of many around her.…
The softball field is the one place I’ve always been comfortable, content. When I step onto the field nothing else exists; I don’t have work, an exam to worry about, or a long list of chores to complete. Ever since I was young I knew I wanted to play college level softball. Making it into the NCAA has always been a dream of mine. My first encounter with the field occurred when I was six.…
Amy Tan was born in Oakland, California on February 19, 1952. In the article “Amy Tan” it reads, “Her parents chose the Chinese name En-Mai, meaning Blessing of America… [Though] the blessing seemed inadequate” (“Amy Tan”). Her father, John Tan, immigrated to the United States in 1947 and took work as an engineer and Baptist Minister. Her mother, Daisy Tan, immigrated to the United States in 1949, leaving behind three daughters from a previous marriage. Tan had an older brother named Peter, and a younger named John.…
Introduction to Maya Deren Maya Deren is one of the prominent figures in American experimental filmmaking, who is celebrated as a ‘legend’ and the “Mother of Avant-Garde” (Hornung 2005, p. 280; Pramaggiore 1997, p. 17). Maya Deren was born Eleanora Derenkowsky into a family of prominent educated Russian Jews in 1917, in Kiev, during the birth of the Revolution (Doneson n.d., p. 327; Fabe 1996, p. 146; McPherson 2005, p. 8). She was the only child of Solomon David Derenkowsky, a psychiatrist and Marie Fiedler (Doneson n.d., p. 327). In 1922, her family migrated to Syracuse, New York.…
Her most cherished memory with her relatives is eating Korean food together,“ I just love food.” She also enjoys going golfing with her family “in a golf field in Maryland”. Jessica is a very athletic person. She is best at basketball and ice skates out of all the sports. Due to her busy schedule, she had to give up tennis, jump…
Mathematical biology is the use of mathematical models and concepts to help understand the biological world and the processes of disease. As of today, it is one of the fastest growing research areas in mathematics. Mariel Vazquez is a mathematical biologist and specializes in the applications of topological methods and computational tools to the study of DNA rearrangements, DNA and protein interactions, and DNA packing. Born and raised in Mexico to engineer parents and grandparents, Vazquez became passionate about math at an early age. Later, in high school, molecular biology became one of her favorite subjects as working with DNA and learning about how proteins work and cells grow fascinated her.…
When people are asked what their dreams are they often reply with a seemingly unattainable wish or fantasy. Many of people’s dreams consists of sustaining an enormous amount of wealth or fame through distinguished occupations or even some sort of luck. However for Brenda Liz Cruz, her dreams seem more like a reality than a fantasy. Her dreams consists of a comfortable retirement and being able to see her family grow. Why is it that Brenda’s dreams are more realistic than others?…
Jesminder Bhamra, also referred to as Jess, aspired to become a professional soccer player. However, when her dream quickly transformed into a reality, she faced the challenge of attempting to please her indian traditional parents, while staying true to her dream. Gurinder Chadha, the director of, Bend It Like Beckham, depicts how Jess struggles with having to accommodate what her parent’s expect out of her, and what she wants for herself, but in reality one can have the best of both worlds.…