Julissa Natzely Arce Raya

I am so excited to share the cover for my new book, "You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation" which will be out on March 22, 2022. YOU CAN PRE-ORDER NOW: yousoundlikeawhitegirlbook.com

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Taking my daughter to the White House. open.substack.com/pub/julissaarc…

Have never ran so fast into my baby’s room- nap be dammed. But she was rocked by #earthquake and still sleeping.

"You confused Zelensky with Putin and Trump with your own Vice President, how can anyone have faith in your ability to lead another 4 years?" This isn't hard folks cmon

It really strikes a nerve when I hear people say “they want to do the right thing” in regards to immigration. Especially from journalists, especially from Latino journalists. It doesn’t take a lot of research to realize that “the right way” is a myth.

Really grateful for @priscialva providing context on this #NAHJ2024 panel on Latino journalist covering the panel.

Back from months-long hiatus to say - wow.

Que tristeza lo que le está pasando a mi pueblo. 🥺

I hate hate hate how it is 2024 and they are still using “American” when they mean white.

@rubenwrites “American ears,” they mean white Americans 😡🥵

also, this bit of a book review in the NYT is just plain racist

I find that if you say motherhood sucks you have to quickly say BUT I LOVE MY CHILD. And If you absolutely love being a mom you have to quickly say, BUT IT’S HARD SOMETIMES. When the truth is that we probably all feel all of this at different points in a single day.

Multiple things can be true at once. Motherhood has been even harder than anything anyone told me. I LOVE my daughter. I enjoy being a mom and sometimes I really really don’t. I miss when it didn’t take me 3 days to read an article. But in btwn I held and laughed w/ my baby.

@rmc031 Multiple things can be true at once. Motherhood has been even harder than anything anyone told me. I LOVE my daughter. I enjoy being a mom and sometimes I really really don’t. I miss when it didn’t take me 3 days to read an article. But in btwn I held and laughed w/ my baby.

I wrote a essay about the grim way being a mom in America is depicted today, and how women weighing parenthood struggle to absorb all these chilling warnings, statistics, and cautionary tales. It’s an essay about dread, but also hope and maybe change. vox.com/features/23979…

It’s the little things that spark joy.

The Mexican military, the Mexican National Guard, state police, the commission of missing persons were all involved in helping my sister, brother-in-law return to safety. They continue in their efforts to help return two other people who are kidnapped the same week.

To all the journalists that joined protests in Mexico, and who covered the story, thank you. And thank you to all the state and federal agencies who helped get my sister and brother-in-law back to us. Te amo hermana. De aquí al infinito y más allá.

I don’t have the words to express the relief and gratefulness I feel to have them back safely. Thank you to every single person who prayed, who shared my posts, who sent messages of support. Thank you God.

Thank you to everyone who prayed, who shared my posts, who reached out. My sister and brother-in-law are now safe.

I pray for every person who has experienced this to be returned to their families. Thank you to Artículo 19 for all the support and for everything you do go to protect journalists.