The groundbreaking "Empowering Latinas: Breaking Boundaries, Freeing Lives", Yasmin's internationally best-selling book, along with her self-help system, The Latinas 7 Principles, are dedicated to empowerment, as are her tremendously popular keynote speaker addresses. To continue cementing Yasmin as an expert in women issues, she signed a two book deal with Atria Books Publisher (division of Simon and Schuster) and in 2007 published "TAKE BACK YOUR POWER: How to Reclaim, Use It and Keep It To Get What You Deserve". Her next book "YOU GO GIRL: Give Your Daughter the Tools To Become Powerful Women" is scheduled to be released in Fall 2009.
A graduate of the University of Southern California with a degree in Business Entrepreneurship, Yasmin went on to receive her Masters Degree in Women Studies, specializing in Latina Issues, from San Diego State University. In an effort to incorporate a multi-faceted approach to her studies, she attended the University of Cambridge in Great Britain, where she studied gender roles in a variety of ethnic groups. Yasmin has served on the Board of Directors for HOPE (Hispanas Organized for Political Equality), and is a graduate of their HOPE Latina Leadership Institute. She also served as an influential member of the San Diego State University Associated Council, the SDSU Finance Board, and the SDSU Associated Executive Committee. As a member of the Board of Directors of the USC Mexican-American Alumni Association, Yasmin has been instrumental in providing Latino/a student with over one million dollars in scholarships. In her role as a director for Los Angeles leading radio station Power 106's Knowledge is Power Foundation, Yasmin has identified pertinent issues affecting the Latino/a community and developed programming to address what matters most.
Since 1989, Yasmin has counseled tens of thousands of Latinos of both genders, from junior high school to corporate level, acting as an advisor and mentor. Beyond her experiences as the daughter of Latino immigrants, raised in a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood East of Los Angeles, Yasmin has done extensive research on Latino culture and the Latina psyche, with an emphasis on how cultural messages, including issues such as machismo and self-esteem, effect Latinas. Having worked personally with thousands of Latinas on subjects ranging from drugs and violence to self-respect and goal setting, Yasmin has been gathering material for her unique and powerful personal growth programs for many years. Recently, Yasmin has been devoting her time to her speaking tours, visiting universities and corporations and spending time with her eight-year old daughter, Divina.
