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Mi mamá nació en California. Ella creció en Idaho. Ella viajó el pais por muchos años cuando ella era joven. Ella era una exploradora pero ella contó historias de peligrosas.

En 1974 ella vivía en Las Vegas pero no estaba feliz. El año siguiente ella trasladó a Washington. Ella alquiló una casa. Ella vio lagos, playas, y montañas. Ella amaba Washington!

Ella se enamoró de un hombre. Desarrollaron una amistad. Se casaron en el vierno. Desde aquel día, ellos estaban felices.

Ellos compraron una casa en una pequeña cuidad. Ellos vivieron allí por muchos años. En 2001, ella anuncio que estaba enferma. Su muerte sucedío el año siguiente.

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5. Me gustaría conocer Sonia Sotomayor. Ella es una mujer inspiradora!

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Sonia Sotomayor Facts

Known for: the first* Hispanic justice on the United States Supreme Court

Dates: June 25, 1954 -

Occupation: lawyer, judge

Sonia Sotomayor Biography

Sonia Sotomayor, raised in poverty, was nominated on May 26, 2009, for the United States Supreme Court by President Barack Obama. After contentious confirmation hearings, Sonia Sotomayor became the first Hispanic Justice and third woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Sonia Sotomayor was raised in the Bronx in a housing project. Her parents were born in Puerto Rico, and came to New York during World War II.

Childhood

Sonia Sotomayor was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes (Type I) when she was 8. She spoke mostly Spanish until the death of her father, a tool and die maker, when she was 9. Her mother, Celina, worked for a methadone clinic as a nurse, and sent her two children, Juan (now a physician) and Sonia, to private Catholic schools.

College

Sonia Sotomayor excelled in school, and finished her undergraduate study at Princeton with honors including membership in Phi Beta Kappa and the M. Taylor Pyne Prize, the highest honor give to undergraduates at Princeton. She earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1979. At Yale, she had the distinction of being the editor in 1979 of the Yale University Law Review and managing editor of the Yale Studies in World Public Order.

Prosecutor and Private Practice

She served as a prosecutor in New York County District Attorney's Office from 1979 to 1984, an assistant to Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgentha. Sotomayor was in private practice in New York City from 1984 to 1992 as an associate and partner at Pavia and Harcourt in New York City.

Federal Judge

Sonia Sotomayor was nominated by George H. W. Bush on November 27, 1991, to serve as a federal judge, and she was confirmed by the Senate on August 11 of 1992. She was nominated on June 25, 1997, for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, by President William J. Clinton, and was confirmed by the Senate on October 2, 1998, after a long delay by Senate Republicans. President Barack Obama nominated her as a justice on the United States Supreme Court in May, 2009, for the seat held by Justice David Souter. She was confirmed by the Senate in August, 2009, after strong criticism from Republicans, especially focused around her statement from about 2001 that "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."

Other Legal Work

Sonia Sotomayor has also served as an adjunct professor at the NYU School of Law, 1998 to 2007, and a lecturer at Columbia Law School beginning in 1999.

Sonia Sotomayor's legal practice included general civil litigation, trademark and copyright.

Education

Cardinal Spellman High School, Bronx, NY

Princeton University, B.A. 1976, summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa, M. Taylor Pyne Prize

Yale Law School, J.D. 1979

Yale Law School, L.L.D. 1999,

Family

Father: (tool and die maker, died when she was nine)

Mother: Celina (nurse at a methadone clinic)

Brother: Juan, a physician

husband: Kevin Edward Noonan (married Aug. 14, 1976, divorced 1983)

Organizations: American Bar Association, Association of Hispanic Judges, Hispanic Bar Association, New York Women's Bar Association, American Philosophical Society

*Note: Benjamin Cardozo, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1932 to 1938, was of Portuguese (Sephardic Jewish) descent, but did not identify with Hispanic culture in the current sense of that term. His ancestors were in America before the American Revolution, and had left Portugal during the Inquisition. Emma Lazarus, the poet, was his cousin.

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Sonia Sotomayor: Justice on the US Supreme Court

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Known for: the first* Hispanic justice on the United States Supreme Court Dates: June 25, 1954 - Occupation: lawyer, judge Sonia Sotomayor, raised in poverty, was nominated on May 26, 2009, for the United States Supreme Court by President Barack Obama.

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1. Quiero mejorar en conversación. Mis recursos son Duolingo, learnspanish.com, y otros hispanohablantes.
2. Un plato quiero probar es Tarta de Santiago porque me gusta pasteles de almendras.

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An Insider's Spain Travel Blog & Spain Food Blog!

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One of the first Spanish desserts I fell head over heels for was the tarta de Santiago, a simple Spanish almond cake found on nearly any dessert menu in Madrid. The slice looked as humble as could be, and I began to doubt my choice. But with the first bite of moist cake I felt like I'd eaten a handful of almonds. I was hooked.

The almond cakes I grew up eating were flavored with potent almond extract- delicious I'll admit, but nothing like the almond sweets here in Spain, where the star of the show is always the raw almond itself.

When I finally decided to try a tarta de Santiago recipe at home, I was torn among a few different versions. My favorite Spanish cookbook author, Claudia Roden, has a yummy looking version in The Food of Spain. But I decided I wanted something even more basic. I kept searching, until I finally found what seemed to be the perfect recipe in one of my mother in law's old cookbooks. It had only five ingredients, which sounded just about right. The old scribbled down recipe was remarkably similar to the one found in Culinaria Spain, another of my Spanish cookbook bibles. As usual, the measurements were vague in both versions, but I attempted it nonetheless, and the results were delicious!

Tarta de Santiago Recipe (Spanish Almond Cake)

I used a 9-inch glass pie dish for this recipe-- but in Spain, we improvise! Adjust bake time for a smaller dish.

Crust

1 egg

⅔ cup sugar

1¼ heaping cups of flour (you may need more)

Filling

4 eggs

1¼ cups of sugar

Grated zest from one lemon

2 cups of finely ground almonds

Topping

Powdered sugar

Fresh fruit (not traditional but I love it)

1. Crust

2. Beat the egg and sugar with one tablespoon of hot water until the mixture is creamy.

3. Fold in the flour using a rubber spatula, until the dough no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl. You many need more flour to achieve the right consistency.

4. Reserve.

5. Filling

6. Pulse the almonds in a food processor until finely ground, however be careful not to turn the mixture to almond butter by over processing.

7. Beat the eggs and sugar for about one minute until creamy.

8. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the lemon zest and ground almonds.

9. Assembly

10. Preheat the oven to 350°F

11. Roll the dough out on a floured surface and then fit into a well greased baking mold.

12. Prick with a fork and then pour the filling over the base.

13. Bake for about 30 minutes, until the cake is golden brown.

14. Allow the cake to cool in the pan, and then transfer to a serving dish.

15. Decorate with powdered sugar and fruit if desired.

My tarta de Santiago recipe may not be very complicated, but it is packed with flavor . It comes out perfectly moist, and tastes like its ingredients- almonds, sugar and eggs. I ate a couple of pieces on their own, and topped others with a strawberry salsa made with fresh strawberries, mint, sugar, lemon juice and a touch of aged balsamic vinegar. The Gallegos may not approve- but I sure do!
What do you think? Is my Spanish almond cake on the menu this summer? I hope so!

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Tarta de Santiago Recipe (Spanish Almond Cake)

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One of the first Spanish desserts I fell head over heels for was the tarta de Santiago, a simple Spanish almond cake found on nearly any dessert menu in Madrid. The slice looked as humble as could be, and I began to doubt my choice.

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3. Una película que quiero ver es "Pan's Labyrinth". Un amigo me dijo que es una muy buena película. Me gustan películas de miedo!
4. Quiero visitar Ciudad de México porque tiene muchos lugares históricos y culturales.

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"va el dolor" significa "the pain goes"

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Esta frase significa "going up and going down

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"Tus latidos" significa "Your heartbeats"

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"enloqueciendo" significa "driving me crazy"

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"llenando a vacío" significa "filling the space"

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Frase nueva: "Me palpita lento el corazón."

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Frase nueva: "Me palpita lento el corazón."

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Esta frase significa "My heart beats slowly"

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Me gusta esta canción porque es divertida! Es fácil bailar cuando escucho esta canción. El video musica tiene baile español. Los bailarines usan ventiladores hermosos y vestidos rojos y negros. Otros bailarines usan pelota de fútbol. ¡Es una gran fiesta en el video! Creo que este video muestra un amor cultural por los baile y fútbol.

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Enrique Iglesias - Bailando (Español) ft. Descemer Bueno, Gente De Zona

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"Con paciencia y con maña, un elefante se comió una araña."