Vivala is a lifestyle site targeted towards young Latinas. Through the incorporation of photos and videos in articles, Latinas are able to connect with each other and their everyday world.
There is a mix of beauty, fashion, health, politics, news, identity pieces and body positivity articles.
I was the spring 2017 lifestyle/news intern. My writing focused on news, politics and identity pieces.
Articles (95):
- A racist prank sign went after Malibu declared itself a sanctuary city
- 2 trans Latinas who were attacked in New York say no one tried to help them
- The NYPD is reportedly alerting ICE to the court dates of undocumented immigrants facing deportation
- Mexican-American astronaut wants to remind people about the reality of borders
- ICE made its largest US deportation sweep yet and detained 3 DREAMers in the process
- The college students who created a Facebook event to round up ‘dirty illegals’ insist it was just a joke
- Mentally ill DREAMer claims ICE hasn’t allowed him access to his medication or wheelchair
- ICE detained a Latino for 3 weeks because they didn’t believe he was American
- Immigration officials questioned an 11-year-old Colombian girl for 36 hours at the airport
- Immigrants applying for green cards are being arrested by ICE
- LEGO left out one influential figure from its Women of NASA set and Latinx are furious
- Being named after Selena Quintanilla has a huge impact on my identity as a Latina
- Holocaust survivor sent ICE a powerful message about what discrimination can really do to a nation
- A DREAMer was arrested by ICE after a judge said he wasn’t a danger to the community
- Thousands of children were too scared to go to school after an ICE raid last month
- Trump voter is shocked that her undocumented husband is getting deported
- ICE detained over two dozen people who reported for community service in Texas
- The White House is using the rape of a teenage girl to push its anti-immigration agenda
- Daughter whose father was arrested by ICE sobs as she talks about life without him
- A US Army vet who served two tour in Afghanistan is about to be deported
- American spring breakers chanted ‘build the wall!’ while partying in Mexico
- Philadelphia’s annual Cinco de Mayo parade was cancelled over deportation fears
- This Mexican mariachi band performed ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ to protest the US-Mexico wall
- Priests helped this undocumented grandfather of four stay in the country
- A family from El Salvador fled to Canada to escape ICE
- A mariachi band recreated this classic ‘Beauty and the Beast’ song and it’s amazing
- 16 photos that show the beauty of Afro-Latinx in San Juan
- Jenni Rivera’s hologram will hit the stage again to perform an unreleased song
- This DREAMer didn’t let Trump stop him from getting into Harvard
- This DREAMer has been detained for a month – and he’s one of the lucky ones
- ICE just made it clear that DREAMers are not exempt from deportation
- ICE has released DREAMer who spoke at immigrant rights rally
- ICE tells a woman who is 7 months pregnant she can’t have her next baby in the US
- Salvadoran-American student denied financial aid because of her mom’s immigration status
- Attackers brutally murder a trans woman while onlookers cheer them on
- Lady Liberty made a statement on the eve of ‘A Day Without A Woman’
- DREAMer was detained by ICE after allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant cross the border
- 13 photos of women working around the world that destroy gender stereotypes
- Mexican congressman shows Trump that a border wall is unnecessary by climbing it
- These children’s handwritten messages reveal how scared they are of losing their family to deportation
- Daughter captures heartbreaking video of ICE arresting her father while he drops her off at school
- Former Mexican president had a fierce message for Trump – and the crowd went wild
- ICE took this DREAMer into custody after she spoke at an immigrant rights rally
- This town voted for Trump and now a beloved community member is in ICE custody
- A DREAMer is creating an app to warn undocumented immigrants about ICE raids via text
- Hispanic waitress had the most touching response to receiving a hate note instead of a tip
- ICE may have tampered with detained DREAMer’s file to make it look like he’s in a gang
- Grade school teacher resigns after tweeting that immigrants should be killed instead of deported
- Hispanic employee recorded a racist Wal-Mart customer who told her to ‘go to your own’ country
- Protesters demand justice after a cop drew a gun on a 13-year-old Latino
- Celebrities are loving this clothing brand that empowers children of immigrants
- The first Latina in space will be inducted into the astronaut hall of fame
- A reporter told Camila Cabello to drop her last name because it’s ‘too hard to pronounce’
- ICE detained another young Texan DREAMer overnight
- This 4-year-old boy is using his toy dinosaurs to protest Trump
- Someone hung a ‘Refugees Welcome’ banner from the Statue of Liberty
- These high schoolers are fighting back after having diversity posters banned
- Family of Mexican teen shot 14 times by police finally get justice
- Immigrant protesters did extra work at their job before participating in #DayWithoutImmigrants
- Here’s the one thing people got wrong about ‘Day Without Immigrants’
- Drug traffickers got creative with a catapult at the US-Mexico border
- ICE arrested a transgender domestic violence victim while she was seeking protection
- California farmers fear the impact of mass deportation
- Alt-right radio host says J.Lo should ‘go to Somalia and get gang-raped’
- ICE took this young Mexican DREAMer away from his 3-year-old son
- Jesse & Joy say they stand with minorities in Grammy acceptance speech
- A mom of 2 was deported after 22 years in the US and people are outraged
- Dallas just turned itself into a sanctuary for immigrants
- This Mexican woman returned her US visa to protest Donald Trump
- Topless heroes flood the streets after police forced women to cover up on the beach
- Texas restaurant owner’s response to a racist receipt will melt your heart
- Trump’s deportation plan could target up to 8 million people
- 12 times former Mexican president Vicente Fox trolled Trump on Twitter
- Here’s why the 2016 election brought me closer to my Mexican roots
- Budweiser’s 2017 Super Bowl commercial is a beautiful love letter to immigrants
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