{"id":20432,"date":"2020-02-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spreadshop.com\/blog\/?p=20432"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:29:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:29:50","slug":"say-hola-to-chica-erickson-our-shop-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadshop.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/01\/say-hola-to-chica-erickson-our-shop-of-the-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Say Hola to Chica Erickson, our Shop of the Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mexican-American designer Kimberly tells us about her bi-cultural designs and why the Latinx community matters to her.<\/p>\n

Hi, Kimberly! Thanks for taking the time to tell us more about yourself. Your <\/strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a> account tells us that you\u2019re a Mexican-American. What\u2019s your background and how does it play into your designs?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I was born in Cancun, Mexico and later moved to the United States. When I lived in Mexico my dad had a manufacturing and screen-printing shop where he would produce, design and screen print T-shirts. He would take my brother and I to work with him, this is where my passion for t-shirt design and expertise comes from. When I moved to the United States, I struggled a lot to learn the language and the culture. I felt like I had to work so hard to try to blend into the culture, I slowly lost my identity and suppressed my Mexican culture.<\/p>\n

I learned perfect English and followed all the American customs, even though I am also American because my Grandpa is 100% American.\u00a0 A lot of times I felt bullied or put to shame because of my skin color, looks and way of speaking. As a result, I suppressed my Mexican heritage to try to fit in. After graduating from college, I landed my first job due to the fact that I was bilingual. This was an awakening moment.<\/p>\n

I realized that having two cultures and speaking multiple languages is actually valuable and that is when my perspective started to change.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

So now as an adult, I have learned to really value my identity as a bicultural person, especially because I am a new mom and I would hate to see my daughter never know about my\/her Mexican heritage. I want to share my design skills and t-skirt expertise with the Latinx community. My goal is to really empower bi-cultural women to be able to embrace their true self, with positivity and cultural awareness.<\/p>\n

Thanks for sharing! Why did you decide to start your own merch shop?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Because I think that it is overdue to have positivity inspired apparel. I am a true believer that you are what you consume, so therefore I want to ensure I can provide a positive influence in the apparel and merchandise industry. I especially want to provide this to the Latinx community because I feel like we get misrepresented a lot of the time and I want to ensure I can be an outlet to positivity and kindness.<\/p>\n

We love your positive and colorful <\/strong>Spreadshop<\/strong><\/a> designs. What kind of feedback do you get from customers and followers?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

My followers mostly connect with the positive messages. They also relate to the Latinx imagery. It is a connection to their heritage. Definitely some of the feedback I have received is that they LOVE the bright and colorful designs.<\/p>\n

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Todos los d\u00edas! ??\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Diva con pura actitud positiva. \u00bfQui\u00e9n m\u00e1s?! #ladiva<\/a><\/p>\n

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