by JEFAS Magazine | Feb 5, 2026 | Latest Features
By Antonia Rivera Lisa Guerra never spoke Spanish as a child; her parents made sure of it. Today, the South Sioux City real estate agent has a career built on what her parents once hid: her Latina heritage. She does business in both English and Spanish, turning what...
by JEFAS Magazine | Feb 5, 2026 | Latest Features
By Christina Fernández-Morrow More than 6,000 people packed the 2024 Midwest Chingona Fest in Omaha, Nebraska — now the country’s largest celebration of Latina strength and perseverance — but the woman behind that grand vision once sat in her basement workshop...
by JEFAS Magazine | Feb 5, 2026 | Latest Features
By Christina Fernández-Morrow Curious foodies and locals are drawn to the bright green lights around the “MEXICAN SUSHI” sign on Wendy Urquidez’s food truck at the West Point Farmers Market. Inside, Urquidez shapes locally grown cucumbers, avocados, and select cuts of...
by JEFAS Magazine | Feb 5, 2026 | Latest Features
By Antonia Rivera Rosa La Puente thought her world had ended when Union Pacific Railroad laid her off after nearly 20 years. She cycled through jobs that didn’t stick—until an unexpected lifeline appeared: helping a friend facing deportation raise money for legal...
by Caro martinez | Feb 5, 2026 | Latest Features
By: Christina Fernández-Morrow When Adriana Cisneros Basulto’s startup, Maxwell, won first place at a national pitch competition, she showed that Nebraska tech entrepreneurs can compete on any stage. But her path to that win began in an unlikely place: a human...
by JEFAS Magazine | Feb 5, 2026 | Latest Features
By Christina Fernández-Morrow The women who raised Karina Struble in Talca, Chile — her single mother, grandmother, and aunts — taught her that courage isn’t the absence of fear; it’s moving forward in spite of it. Their influence propelled her from fry cook to owner...
