How was Latinitas started?
Latinitas was started by six students in a Latinos and Media course at the University of Texas at Austin in the spring of 2002. Under the instruction of Professor Federico Subervi, the group developed the concept for a magazine especially for Hispanic girls. Recognizing the incredible need for a publication that focused on the experiences of Latina youth, two students – Laura Donnelly and Alicia Rascon – decided to take action to transform the project into a reality at the end of the course. They started gathering a group of friends and volunteers to form the Latinitas student organization at the University of Texas at Austin. The monthly webzine was launched in January of 2003. After graduation, both continued to develop Latinitas into a publication staffed with volunteer editors, reporters, translators, photographers and advertising consultants. During the summer of 2003, the program expanded to offer quarterly media workshops for Latino youth in the community. Club Latinitas, a week
