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Melinda Maldonado

Freelance contributor

Melinda Maldonado is a communications strategist who is emerging from a multi-year bout of long COVID with fresh eyes. She has a master of journalism and is obsessed with exploring what it means to be Latina in Canada today. She lives in Toronto with her husband and pets.

    Latest from Melinda Maldonado

    First Person

    I'm fluent in Spanish. But I deliberately speak Spanglish because it's truer to who I am

    Melinda Maldonado is a half-Ecuadorian woman who felt ashamed she didn’t speak Spanish. After becoming fluent, she was surprised to find fluency came with a price.
    Canada
    First Person

    Please stop asking me where I got COVID

    Melinda Maldonado says her experience with long COVID has changed the way she wants to talk about the pandemic, stigma and personal boundaries.
    Canada