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Latina Non-fiction

The National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI) met in Denver this year and many Latina authors as well as other authors addressing themes of importance to Hispanas made appearances. Below you can find books in DPL's collection by those authors. Scroll down to find other interesting and relevant titles.

	Salsa, Soul and Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age by Juana Bordas	Bordas presents a multicultural leadership model that integrates eight practices from African-American, American Indian, and Latino communities.
	Latina Power!: Using 7 Strengths You Already Have to Create the Success You Deserve by Ana Nogales with Laura Golden Bellotti	Nogales empowers Latinas to move beyond expected roles and become the women they wish to be by embracing seven traits from their Latino culture. Tenemos este libro en español.
	Los Republicanos: Why Hispanics and Republicans Need Each Other by Leslie Sanchez	Sanchez discusses her decision to leave the Democratic Party and become a Republican, and her experiences leading GOP efforts to reach out to a Hispanic constituency.

This is How We Do It: The Working Mothers' Manifesto	by Carol Evans	For moms who work and for the companies who want to keep them, this book can help readers make the transition from a work life to a life that works.
Working Fathers: New Strategies for Balancing Work and Family	by James A. Levine and Todd L. Pittinsky	The authors address the neglected topic of fathers who strive to balance work and family.
Raising Nuestros Niños: Bringing Up Latino Children in a Bicultural World	by Gloria G. Rodríguez	Aims to help Latino parents prepare their children for success in the world while preserving familial and cultural heritage.
Dr. Ana Nogales' Book of Love, Sex, and Relationships: A Guide for Latino Couples	by Dr. Ana Nogales with Laura Golden Bellotti	Advice from both the mainstream American and Latino cultures on how to create strong relationships and families. Tenemos este libro en español.
Las Mamis: Favorite Latino Authors Remember Their Mothers	by Esmeralda Santiago and Joie Davidow	Reminiscences celebrating the universality of family love and the special bond between mothers and children. Tenemos este libro y otros por Esmeralda Santiago en español.
Libros de no ficción por y para latinas en español

More Latina Non-fiction

	Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image and Growing Up Latina by Rosie Molinary			We Won't Back Down: Severita Lara's Rise from Student Leader to Mayor by José Ángel Gutiérrez
	Border-line Personalities: A New Generation of Latinas Dish on Sex, Sass and Cultural Shifting edited by Robyn Moreno and Michelle Herrera Mulligan			Salud: A Latina's Guide to Total Health by Jane L. Delgado and the National Hispanic Women's Health Initiative

Chicana Traditions: Continuity and Change edited by Norma E. Cantú and Olga Nájera-Ramírez.	Mamá: Latina Daughters Celebrate Their Mothers by Maria Perez-Brown; photographs by Julie Bidwell	Latina Lesbian Writers and Artists edited by María Dolores Costa
The Virgin of El Barrio: Marian Apparitions, Catholic Evangelizing, and Mexican American Activism by Kristy Nabhan-Warren	Hispanic, Female and Young: An Anthology edited by Phyllis Tashlik	Once Upon A Quinceañera by Julia Alvarez
Latina: Women's Voices from the Borderlands edited by Lillian Castillo-Speed	The Sexuality of Latinas edited by Norma Alarcón, Ana Castillo and Cherríe Moraga	Chicana Lives and Criminal Justice: Voices from El Barrio by Juanita Díaz-Cotto