Every Day is Magic: Ada Limón

In her 2015 collection, Bright Dead Things, a National Book Award finalist for poetry, Ada Limón writes of moving to Kentucky: “Confession: I did not want to live here.” It’s perhaps not a surprising sentiment coming from a coastally oriented person who was raised in Northern California, attended college in Seattle, and then spent over a decade in New York City.

 

But Limón and her husband, Lucas, have been in Lexington for seven years now and the effects of settling into this place are noticeable in her new book, The Carrying (Milkweed, Aug.). It’s a phenomenally lively and attentive collection replete with the trappings of living a little closer to nature. While Bright Dead Things is marked by a preponderance of light, such as images of fireflies and neon signs, The Carrying features numerous appearances by various trees, birds, and beetles. Limón also demonstrates a greater willingness to be explicit in naming colors, particularly green. “It’s crazy green, the whole book,” she says. “Lexington is the greenest place I’ve ever lived.” Similarly, where in Bright Dead Things, Limón tells a lot of stories and anecdotes, in The Carrying she is very present in her thoughts and experiences.

As it turns out, these shifts in focus have another, altogether unexpected source. While putting Bright Dead Things together, Limón was diagnosed with chronic vestibular neuronitis, which can cause bouts of vertigo. “If I’m really having vertigo, it’s pretty intense and I really have to focus,”
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Sports

Who Is Adan Banuelos, Bella Hadid’s Boyfriend and Professional Horseback Rider?

Shortly after Bella Hadid decided to ditch the Paris Fashion Week runway in favor of a Texas equestrian competition, fans started speculating about the model’s rumored new beau. So, who is Bella Hadid’s boyfriend? Turns out, he’s a cowboy.

In February, Hadid seemed to publicly confirm her relationship with Adan Banuelos, a professional horseback rider. On Valentine’s Day, the model posted a photo of the pair lovingly looking into each other’s eyes in a since-vanished Instagram story…”

https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/bella-hadid-boyfriend-adan-banuelos/

Who is Bella Hadid’s Mexican-American boyfriend Adan Banuelos?

“Bella Hadid has gone social media official with her boyfriend, and people have questions, like ‘who is he?’ On Friday, the model shared a gallery of photos from her birthday on October 9 that appeared to be rodeo-themed. In the mix was a tender PDA moment with Adan Banuelos…”

https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20240219356205/who-is-bella-hadids-mexican-american-boyfriend-adan-banuelos-all-about-the-cowboy/

Mexico’s Olympic hopefuls forced to raise own funds for Pan American Games

“Olympic hopefuls from Mexico say they’ve been forced to personally raise funds to cover the costs of competing in the Pan American Games, which help determine who competes in Paris next year.

State of play: The Mexican artistic swimming team, the current world champions in the technical competition, has had to depend on strangers to help pay for uniforms, airfare and other needed expenses in their quest to extend their winning streak at the games, which start next month in Chile…”

https://www.axios.com/2023/09/14/olympics-2024-paris-mexico-atheletes-funding

Bárbara Hernández Huerta

“Bárbara Hernández Huerta completed the 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan Island in 7 hours 59 minutes to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and an unprecedented 7.5 km high-altitude swim across Chungará Lake in the Andes Mountains in 10°C water in 2 hours 11 minutes at 4,517 meters in altitude, and a new 9.5 km course across the Beagle Channel in 1 hour 55 minutes in 7.8°C water, and won the 30-39 age group on the International Winter Swimming Association World Cup…”

https://www.openwaterswimming.com/contestants/barbara-hernandez-huerta/

Mexico, US collaboration pave way for 2026 World Cup

“…Daniela Solis of C.F. Monterrey celebrates after defeating the Portland Thorns in penalty kicks in a semifinals matchup of the Women’s International Champions Cup at Providence Park in Portland, Ore. on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (Sean Meagher/The Oregonian via AP)

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Forward Daniela Solis is the personification of an ever-growing connection between soccer in the United States and Mexico — one that’s only going to intensify as the 2026 World Cup looms.

Major League Soccer’s All-Star Game against Liga MX counterparts, an expanded Leagues Cup competition next year and a series of women’s exhibition matches this summer all aim to bridge the border…”

https://apnews.com/article/womens-soccer-entertainment-sports-united-states-41ce6355367bc0d55a8fa72e887887d1

Juan Toscano-Anderson parents: Meet mother Patricia Toscano and father

“Juan Ronel Toscano-Anderson is a Mexican-American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association.

He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles.

Juan Toscano-Anderson parents: Meet mother Patricia Toscano and father

He was born to his father who is an Africa American and his mother Patricia Toscano who is a Mexican American. He was born on the 10th of April 1993 in East Oakland, California, United States and he is 29 years old.

His grandfather migrated from Michoacan, Mexico in the 1940s and settle in Oakland where he was raised. He started playing basketball at the age of eight years. His parents were homeless so he spent most of his nights sleeping in cars with his mother and sister. He belongs to the Mexican-African-American ethnicity and holds Mexican/American nationality…”

https://ghanafuo.com/juan-toscano-anderson-parents-meet-mother-patricia-toscano-and-father/

Men’s basketball’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. to return to UCLA for senior season

“The Bruins’ postseason leading scorer is coming back for some “unfinished business.”

UCLA men’s basketball junior guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. is returning for his senior season with the program, he announced in a video posted to social media Monday afternoon. A projected 2022 NBA Draft selection entering the offseason, Jaquez will return to Westwood with two years of eligibility remaining…”

https://dailybruin.com/2022/04/18/mens-basketball-jaime-jaquez-jr-to-return-to-ucla-for-senior-season

Latino Professional Golfers Celebrate Lorena Ochoa Being Named into the LPGA Hall of Fame

“From Abraham Ancer, ranked No. 16 in the world, to amateur Isabella Fierro, who makes her debut this week at The Chevron Championship, her first major, many Latino golfers are celebrating Lorena Ochoa’s induction into the LPGA Hall of Fame.

“While her professional playing career was brief, it was quite impressive. I am certain she had a much more to give had she continued to compete. What she accomplished in the short time she played was spectacular. She is someone who has always personally inspired me, ” said Ancer, the best male golfer in the history of Mexican golf…”

https://www.lpga.com/news/2022/latino-professional-golfers-celebrate-lorena-ochoa-being-named-into-the-lpga-hall-of-fame

How much do former soccer players earn in talacha? This is how it works in the US

“Cesar Arturo Ramos whistler at the 2018 Russia World Cup, is in charge of whistle the Mariachi Cup Final between Toros de Atlanta and Chivas Alabama, clubs that disbursed between 40 thousand and 60 thousand dollars at least, to get hold of the best possible players on the US amateur circuit, many of them former Liga MX players from professional clubs in Central America or even from South America…”

https://d1softballnews.com/how-much-do-former-soccer-players-earn-in-talacha-this-is-how-it-works-in-the-us/

Mexican skater is a rare Latin American at Winter Olympics

“BEIJING (AP) — They said he should play soccer. They said figure skating was for girls. They said winter sports made no sense in temperate Guadalajara.

But none of those naysayers deterred Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo, the rare Latin American athlete at the Winter Games, who has now become an even more rare Beijing Olympics success story – however relative – from that part of the globe.

Carrillo had a career-best performance in the marquee sport of the Winter Games on Tuesday at Capital Indoor Stadium, featuring a well-executed quad toe loop and difficult triple axel.”

https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/mexican-skater-is-a-rare-latin-american-at-winter-olympics/

Freshmen help women’s golf achieve 4th-place finish in season’s opening match

“…Canales wasn’t the only underclassman who finished in the top 20, as freshman Zoe Antoinette Campos posted her second-best score of the season, finishing 2-over 146 and tying for 17th overall…”

https://dailybruin.com/2022/01/27/freshmen-help-womens-golf-achieve-4th-place-finish-in-seasons-opening-match

Gymnastics freshman Sara Ulias looks to swing into bars rotation

“Gymnastics freshman Sara Ulias looks to swing into bars rotation

Freshman Sara Ulias has done exhibition routines in both of UCLA gymnastics’ meets this season, adding a bars routine in the Bruins’ most recent meet against Arizona. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)

By Nico Edgar

Feb. 7, 2021 10:14 a.m.

A fresh face may be cracking the Bruins’ bars lineup.

Freshman Sara Ulias is on the verge of breaking into the bar rotation for No. 9 UCLA gymnastics (2-0) per coach Chris Waller. Working on adjusting her bar mount, Waller said the team is trying to raise the starting value of Ulias’ routine before her official debut.

A multimedal-winning bar specialist in her club years, Ulias performed exhibitions on the uneven bars and floor for the blue and gold in its 196.750-195.075 victory against then-No. 15 Arizona on Jan. 31 after making her exhibition debut with a floor routine against then-No. 15 Arizona State the week prior…”

https://dailybruin.com/2021/02/07/gymnastics-freshman-sara-ulias-looks-to-swing-into-bars-rotation

 

Coyotes name Xavier A. Gutierrez 1st Latino president, CEO in NHL history

(Courtesy Arizona Coyotes)

“The Arizona Coyotes announced that business executive and investor Xavier A. Gutierrez is the team’s new president, CEO and alternate governor.

According to the team, he is the first Latino president and CEO in NHL history.

He replaces Ahron Cohen, who was the team’s president and CEO for slightly less than two years. Cohen assumed that role when Andrew Barroway was the team’s majority owner in July 2018. Since then, Alex Meruelo has taken majority share of the franchise, and Cohen and the team parted ways early last month…”

https://arizonasports.com/story/2304571/coyotes-name-xavier-a-gutierrez-1st-latino-president-ceo-in-nhl-history/

 

Spurs’ Popovich discusses systemic racism impacting the Hispanic community

“Our brown brothers and sisters have suffered the same discrimination in a lot of ways that reflect the same system that has created such inequality in wealth across the board for black and brown people,” Popovich said to local reporters during a Zoom teleconference. “The population that is the brown community has suffered no less systemic type racism in many ways.”

https://www.facebook.com/mexicanamericans/posts/2606823516233270

Jaime Jaquez Jr. hopes to make familia proud, aims to inspire future Latino players

Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. has Mexican heritage on his father’s side and spent time competing with Team Mexico at the Pan American Games in the summer of 2019. The Camarillo, California, native said he strives every day to inspire the Hispanic community of Southern California with his work on the court..”

http://By Jared Tay Posted: February 28, 2020 12:35 am Features, Men’s Basketball, Sports Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. has Mexican heritage on his father’s side and spent time competing with Team Mexico at the Pan American Games in the summer of 2019. The Camarillo, California, native said he strives every day to inspire the Hispanic community of Southern California with his work on the court

 

USA Hall of Famer to work as a scout for Mexico national team

“…The Mexican federation (FMF) is winning the script to the United States Soccer Federation, this time by hiring former US youth coach, Hugo Perez as a USA based scout. The former USMNT player and US National Hall of Famer will seek to give Mexican-American youth more possibilities to grow as professionals.
In an interview with SoccerAmerica held after the FMF youth visor camp in Southern California, Perez talked about his new job with the Mexican federation. “I’m doing this because I want the kids to have opportunities. I just want them to have more than one choice. If one national team doesn’t want them, maybe the other one does. For me, the most important thing is providing opportunities.”
The courting of the Mexican-American talent comes after a Mexican law modification in 1998 that allows US-born Mexican-American to obtain Mexican citizenship, increasing the scouting on the American side of the border…”
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Athletics Director Dan Guerrero to retire after contract extended to June 30, 2020

“…Dan Guerrero’s time in Westwood is officially ticking toward its end.
The UC Regents voted unanimously Thursday morning to extend the UCLA Athletics director’s contract from Dec. 31 to June 30, 2020, the Los Angeles Times reported. Guerrero agreed at Wednesday’s UC Regents meeting that he will end his tenure with the Bruins at the end of the 2019-2020 academic year.
UCLA Athletics released a statement Thursday claiming it would utilize a professional firm to conduct a nationwide search for Guerrero’s replacement this fall. UCLA Chancellor Gene Block requested Guerrero’s contract be extended from December to June in order to maintain continuity and ample time to conduct the search for his replacement.
Guerrero said his two reasons for retiring were to spend more time with his wife and newborn granddaughter and to take time to recover after an ultimately successful battle with cancer over the last 18 months…”
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Media Life Magazine: How Hispanic culture is changing America

“…Last month, Univision Deportes Network beat every other cable sports network in primetime among the key demos of adults 18-49 and 18-34. It finished ahead of Fox Sports 1 and NBC Sports Network, which is an accomplishment of itself. But it also beat cable sports’ big dogs, ESPN and ESPN2.
UDN carried the Copa America Centenario in June, which explains the big ratings, while the other networks were in a rare summertime lull between major events like NASCAR and the Tour de France. But still, a Spanish-language network beating a bunch of English-language ones in the major sports demos?
A few years ago, that would have been unthinkable. In fact, five years ago, UDN didn’t even exist. The rapid rise of UDN, and the growing popularity of soccer in general, speaks to the continued mainstreaming of Hispanic culture…”
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Olympics 2018: Bobsledder Carlo Valdes shares his Must List, including The Hulk and ‘Clash Royale’

In the USA, the most famous bobsledders might still be the guys from Cool Runnings, but as one of the only Latino and Mexican Americans competing in the 2018 Olympics, Carlo Valdes might just be out to change all that. The 28-year-old athlete hails from Newport Beach, Calif., and competed as a javelin thrower for UCLA before switching sports to bobsledding…
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Poem
“…And would it have been worth it, after all,
Would it have been worth while,
After the sunsets and the dooryards and the sprinkled streets,
After the novels, after the teacups, after the skirts that trail along the floor—
And this, and so much more?—
It is impossible to say just what I mean!
But as if a magic lantern threw the nerves in patterns on a screen:
Would it have been worth while…”

T.S. Eliot
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

Mexican American Proarchive Annual Report for 2022

The American Community Survey is an annual survey administered by the federal government to help local officials and community leaders and businesses understand the changes that take place in their communities. It includes percentages of our population’s graduate school attainment and the employment of Mexican Americans in various occupations.  These important factors influence the allocation of federal resources. Mexican American Proarchives uses the data provided by the American Community Survey to better understand how Mexican Americans compare to the general population.

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