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Stamps to make my Latina Geek heart happy

May 6, 2017 by Sandra Fernandez 2 Comments

Stamps to make my Latina Geek heart happy (hispanichouston.com)

How often do you send mail through the Post Office? And by that I mean when was the last time you used a real stamp? My mother still sends all her bills through the mail. But she never buys stamps. Every few months we have the same exchange: HER: “Do you have any stamps.” ME: […]

Filed Under: Blog, In the News & Around the Web, People & Profiles Tagged With: Post Office, Sandra Fernandez, Wonder Woman

Jaime Escalante to be honored with US Postage Stamp

January 11, 2016 by Sandra Fernandez 1 Comment

To many of us the name Jaime Escalante is the name of an unforgettable and inspiring teacher, a character played by Edward James Olmos, who led an underprivileged and underserved (mostly) Hispanic class to conquer AP Calculus against all the low expectations of the school system and society. Yes, this is the plot to the movie “Stand […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Andy Garcia, education, Edward James Olmos, Garfield High School, Jaime Escalante, Jaime W. Escalante, Lou Diamond Phillips, Post Office, Sandra Fernandez, Stand and Deliver

Have you seen the USPS stamps featuring Mexican artist Martín Ramírez?

April 20, 2015 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

USPS stamps featuring Mexican artist Martín Ramírez

Somehow I missed this last month when the US Post Office released the Limited Edition Forever stamps featuring work of Mexican artist Martín Ramírez. I’m thrilled at this, and not just because they’re honoring a Mexican (though I’ll admit that that’s a big part of it). I’m happy they’re looking outside the box to new […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Blog, In the News & Around the Web Tagged With: Artists, Martín Ramírez, Post Office, Sandra Fernandez

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