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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Extraordinary Women in Texas: A Phenomenological Study of Mexican American Female Superintendents
SA Rodriguez – 2014
… from family and professional colleagues. These support mechanisms assisted them in coping
with cultural incongruence and school board affairs. The strategies and skills that the participants
depicted in this study will provide aspiring Mexican American female superintendents …
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Majority of of STEM College Graduates Do Not Work in STEM
Jul 10, 2014 – About the Newsroom · Facts for Features · News Releases · Press Kits · Tip Sheets … The U.S. Census Bureau reported today that 74 percent of those who have … however these graduates are not necessarily employed in STEM occupations … The tables released today highlight statistics on field of degree, …
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Mexican American Mobility: Early Life Processes and Adult Wealth Ownership
LA Keister, JA Vallejo, EP Borelli – Social Forces, 2014
… capital who encounter a positive context of reception will have children (the second generation)
who attain professional occupations and … Empirical tests of segmented assimilation compare young
adults from various immigrant groups and find that Mexican American youth face …
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Qualitative description of dental hygiene practices within oral health and dental care perspectives of Mexican-American adults and teenagers
G Maupome, O Aguirre‐Zero, C Westerhold – Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 2014
… of things, discontinuous implementation of treatment plans and of professional recommendations
fitted with … would be accrued by adding the perspectives of dental professionals to interpret … Mexican
American mothers’ initiation and understanding of home oral hygiene for young …
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Educational decisions and academic achievement: A focus on Mexican American students
This mixed methods study examines factors associated with student learning outcomes
for Mexican American students in the public elementary schools. The problem of disproportionate identification of cultural and
linguistically diverse students in special education is addressed. This study looks at 23 third and fourth
grade students by means of a retroactive educational records review; an interview with a subset of educators and parents and the use of
member checks with a select group of adult participants to evaluate the validity of the interpreted
results. The results from this study affirm the effect of categorical factors previously described in
the literature as having positive or negative effects of academic achievement and identifies specific team…
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TJ conference explores Mexican diaspora
For years, whenever Enrique Hernandez was traveling abroad and people asked him where he’s from, he would give this answer: “We’re from Mexico City, but we’re living in San Diego.”
Lately, his response has become: “We’re from San Diego. Originally from Mexico City, but from San Diego.”
A Harvard-educated former government official in Mexico City, Hernandez is now partner in a law firm. He is also part of a diverse cohort of Mexicans who have decided to leave their home country for the United States. Some are doctors, lawyers, scholars, artists and entrepreneurs, while others are laborers and service workers…
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NBC4 Supports the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation
NBC4 Southern California supported the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation’s (MAOF) annual Aztec Awards Gala on October 3, 2014 in Downtown Los Angeles. NBC4 Reporter Kim Baldonado was the mistress of ceremonies.
The Aztec Awards recognize individuals who have positively impacted the Latino community. One of the 2014 honorees was Actor Edward James Olmos.
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Images of Latinos in U.S. culture to be examined in 1-night lecture, exhibit at UT El Paso
The UTEP Department of Communication and the Chicano Studies program presents a lecture and exhibit by Dr. William Anthony Nericcio that examines American visual culture reflecting images and stereotypes of Latinas/os. The event, Mextasy: Seductive Hallucinations of Latina/o Mannequins Prowling the American Unconscious , will be at 5:30 pm, Wednesday, Oct. 15 in Quinn Hall Room 212 at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Mextasy is a traveling art…
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5 influential inventions by Latinos
Some of the things you have used -and some you haven’t- were invented by a Latino and you didn’t even know it.
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Father Involvement in Mexican American Families
DS Roubinov – 2014
Page 1. Father Involvement in Mexican American Families by Danielle S. Roubinov … Linda Luecken.
Over the past several years, her guidance has helped me to take strides from graduate student
to researcher, clinician, and professional. I credit Dr. Luecken’s …
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New Digital Archive Details Challenges for Mexican Journalists, Migrants
An innovative, open-access archive documenting personal stories of journalists who have been silenced, and also government processes that cannot be videotaped or photographed, is being introduced at the University of Arizona.
Called “The Documented Border,” the digital archive includes original border-related research material collected and curated by UA faculty along the U.S.-Mexico border, representing a unique resource for researchers, scholars and others interested…
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40 Under 40: Latinos in American Politics
A new generation of Latinos continues to move up in American politics. Some are immigrants, others are homegrown; most are progressive, but conservatives have elevated serious talent as well. Last year’s list of excellent Latinos in politics focused on Capitol Hill. This year’s looks further, to Latinos in key roles across the spectrum of American politics.
In 2014, the Obama administration…
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Cristela Alonzo TV Show: Mexican Comedienne To Take World By Storm With New Sitcom [PREVIEW]
Breakout comedienne Cristela Alonzo stars as a woman laughing her way to the new American dream in “Cristela,” a family comedy loosely based on her life and stand-up routine. Cristela’s dream of becoming a lawyer is something her traditional Mexican-American family doesn’t quite understand. She’s entering her sixth year of law school after juggling home obligations and working multiple jobs to pay her way. She lives in cramped quarters with her sister Daniela, her long-suffering brother-in-law Felix and their two young kids…
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Anchor and launching pad: The role of a Latino cutlural center in the experience of Mexican American students at a Midwestern predominantly White institution
SA Lozano – 2014
… activities? 3. What role does the cultural center play in Mexican American student success? …
because they are not staffed with full-time professionals. Rather, each center employs a half- …
Center is planned and coordinated by students rather than by professional staff members. …
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Mexican American Youth Organization: Avant-guarde of the Chicano movement in Texas
A Navarro – 2014 – books.google.com
… Although other sectors were involved (eg, campesinos, workers, professionals, etc.), it was the youths who became the most … To understand the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO),then, itis important to understand the relationships among the divergent movements …
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Cheech Marin introduces Chicano art collection to Texas Tech
By ELLYSA GONZALEZ
He’s done some acting, made people laugh and produced film projects.
But over the past 20 years, Cheech Marin also has been collecting art.
On Friday, Marin visited Texas Tech to introduce an exhibit of art from his personal collection as part of a collaboration between the Tech College of Visual and Performing Arts School of Art and the Presidential Lecture & Performance…
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Is it time for bed? Short sleep duration increases risk for obesity in Mexican American children
SM Martinez, JM Tschann, LC Greenspan, J Deardorff… – Sleep Medicine
… In Mexican American children, shorter sleep duration at baseline was associated with increased
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11 Hispanic Filmmakers Who Are Seriously Killing It
There was a time when even the most devoted American cinephile would struggle to name more than a few Latino directors beyond Pedro Almodovar and Luis Bunuel. Today, filmmakers like Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Miguel Arteta, Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo del Toro and Robert Rodriguez have become bankable names with movies that are embraced by broad audiences. But can “Gravity,” “Pacific Rim,” or “Sin City” be defined as Latino films?
There’s another group of Hispanic filmmakers who are really nailing their craft; they’re not yet household names in the U.S., but they’re reinvigorating genres, providing fresh perspectives, and reshaping the cinematic experience…
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UT establishes Mexican American and Latina/o studies department
UT The Daily Texan
“If you want a professional edge in the market, you might want to do business and Mexican-American and Latino studies because those are the people …
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Mexican American College Students’ Communication with Their Siblings
SE Killoren, EC Alfaro, AK Lindell, C Streit – Family Relations, 2014
… Original Article. Mexican American College Students’ Communication with Their Siblings. … How
to Cite. Killoren, SE, Alfaro, EC, Lindell, AK and Streit, C. (2014), Mexican American College
Students’ Communication with Their Siblings. Family Relations, 63: 513–525. …
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