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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The Role of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in Explaining the Association Between Acculturation and Obesity Among Mexican-American Adults
R Murillo, SS Albrecht, ML Daviglus, KN Kershaw – American Journal of Health …, 2014
… The Role of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in Explaining the Association
Between Acculturation and Obesity Among Mexican-American Adults … Subjects.
Mexican-American NHANES participants aged !20 years (n ¼ 1902). Measures. …
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Self-Construal, Career Decision Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Barriers Predict Mexican American Women’s Life Satisfaction
B Piña‐Watson, N Jimenez, L Ojeda – The Career Development Quarterly, 2014
… degree attainment, with only 2.9% of Latinas obtaining a master’s degree and 1.0% obtaining
doctoral or professional degrees (compared with … Informed by this study, a program could be
established in which professionals connect Mexican American college women with …
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Unraveling the Yarn: Self-Reflection, Critical Incidents, and Missteps Leading to Continued Growth as a Culturally Sensitive Art Educator
Teacher reflection has been shown to have a positive influence on educators’ professional growth. This article features the author’s autobiographical reflection on his eight years working at an elementary school within a predominantly migrant Mexican AmerTeacher reflection has been shown to have a positive influence on educators’ professional growth. This article features the author’s autobiographical reflection on his eight years working at an elementary school within a predominantly migrant Mexican American community, with specific attention paid to his mistakes while implementing a lesson on the indigenous Huichol culture of Mexico. Through the author’s critical self-reflection, a number of common missteps in multicultural instruction are discussed, including the selection of lessons that call for shallow reproductions of cultural artifacts, the error of false assumptions of cultural homogeneity, and the culturally-insensitive practiceican community, with specific attention paid to his mistakes while implementing a lesson on the indigenous Huichol culture of Mexico. Through the author’s critical self-reflection, a number of common missteps in multicultural instruction are discussed, including the selection of lessons that call for shallow reproductions of cultural artifacts, the error of false assumptions of cultural homogeneity, and the culturally-insensitive practice…
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The Elusive Bicultural Latino Audience
According to Horowitz Associates’ Focus: Latino 2014 report. Bicultural Latinos, Hispanics who feel strong cultural ties to both their U.S. and Hispanic identities, represent 53% of America’s Hispanics.
Biculturals, who tend to be more educated and make more money than average Hispanics, are a highly desirable target demographic for advertisers. Additionally, compared to total Hispanics and TV content viewers overall, biculturals are younger, more entertainment-oriented, and very tech-savvy. Many media companies and their advertisers are now working to develop effective strategies for engaging them…
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Musical Interests of a Middle – Income Mexican – American ( Natural or Naturalized) in the Western United States from Birth to Old Age
Two interviews were conducted; one with a 30 year old mixed Caucasian Mexican American male
with a family of five, Jimmy,studying music in Idaho and another with an
elderly couple from the baby boom cohort included a 68 year old Mexican
American female,Candelaria,who moved to the U.S. in 1963 and a 74 year old Mexican-
American male Cayetano,who moved to the U.S. permanently in 1948, both naturalized in 1977. Although the
instructions were to interview only one person from the older group, both husband and wife
intervened in the conversation.
Both interviews were done via Skype.
Both generational cohorts indicate…
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MEXICAN AMERICAN/CHICANO GANG MEMBERS’ VOICE ON SOCIAL CONTROL IN THE CONTEXT OF SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY: A CRITICAL ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY IN STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA
S Jesse – 2014
Page 1. MEXICAN AMERICAN / CHICANO GANG MEMBERS’ VOICE ON SOCIAL CONTROL
IN THE CONTEXT OF SCHOOL AND … By Jesse S. De La Cruz July 2014 Page 2. CERTIFICATION
OF APPROVAL MEXICAN AMERICAN / CHICANO GANG MEMBERS’ VOICE …
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Latinos moving up to own, run farms
WATSONVILLE, Calif. — When he was 15, an immigration raid at a Japanese flower nursery turned Arturo Flores’ life around. The owners needed a new group of workers to replace the ones removed by immigration officials, and Flores landed a job cutting flowers.
He slowly worked his way up to packaging and delivering them. In the mid-1980s, he got a call from two businessmen looking to start their own cut-flower business. They asked him to manage deliveries and distribution. Today Flores, 50, is the president of Central California Flower Growers in Watsonville, a distributor in Santa Cruz County that sells more than 100 varieties of flowers and other plants…
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Robert Rodriguez: “The Future of Hispanic TV is in English Programming”
Robert Rodriguez is working his magic on English-speaking Latino audiences with his new network, El Rey.
During a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the 46-year-old Sin City director revealed what made him decide to launch a TV network.
“John Fogelman and Cristina Patwa at FactoryMade told me, ‘There’s an opportunity for a TV network. Comcast is giving them away.’ So I came up with the concept for El Rey,” Rodriguez explained…
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Chuckawalla’s Chicano Correctional Workers Association (CCWA) presents scholarships
BLYTHE, Calif. – Chicano Correctional Worker’s Association (CCWA) and avid supporters Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP) Warden A. M. Gonzales and Chief Deputy Warden C. Callahan continue to impart the importance of education by presenting scholarships to Carly Renee Teater ($900) and Destiny Lopez ($600).
The recipients were selected by CCWA scholarship committee members and were presented certificates and checks by CCWA Chapter President Evelyn Garcia…
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Young Latino Mayor Pete Aguilar Could Turn a Red House Seat Blue
Long before he aspired to be in Congress, Democrat Pete Aguilar’s dream was to be like his father who worked for the local utility.
“My mother tells the story that she made me a little uniform just like his and I think she has baby books that she shows …He worked for the local gas company for 37 years,” Aguilar said.
But he didn’t fill his father’s shoes. Instead, at age 26 he set his own path and became the youngest city council member in the California city of Redlands’ 126-year history when five council members, Democrat and Republican, picked him out of 11 candidates to fill an open seat. He was elected to the seat a year later, his first election. Then his colleagues appointed him mayor in 2010 and again in 2012.
Today Aguilar’s going after another vacancy, the U.S. House seat for California’s 31st Congressional District. The incumbent, Republican Rep. Gary Miller was in for a bruising race as the Democrats’ No. 1 target. He chose to retire. Aguilar, a Democrat, and his opponent Republican Paul Chabot will face off in November…
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The United States and Mexico: Forging a Special Relationship
Should the United States and Mexico establish a “special relationship,” similar to those the US maintains with Great Britain and Israel? For Samir Tata, an increasingly self-confident and politically active Mexican – American population means that the historical, geographical, demographic and economic case has never been more compelling…
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The Population With a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2006–2010
This report examines people aged 25 and over with a bachelor’s degree or higher among racial and Hispanic-
origin groups. As the U.S. population becomes more racially and ethnically diverse, it is important to exam-
ine educational attainment among population groups,which is a strong predictor of economic well-being.
Also, government agencies require data on educational attainment for funding allocations and program plan-
ning and implementation, while local government use information on educational attainment to attract
potential employers to their areas…
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NAVARRETTE: Boundaries of identity
SAN DIEGO – Who’s afraid of a little ‘ol hyphen?
Apparently, some of my readers. What sets off many of them is when I refer to myself as a “Mexican-American.” What sets me off is when they have the audacity to confront me over it.
The latest skirmish started with a column urging Americans not to emulate Mexico’s strict immigration policies lest we wind up a Third World country with a second-rate economy. At one point, I casually identified myself as “Mexican-American.”…
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American-Mexican Company Builds Bridge to Help US Small Businesses Exhibit at Trade Shows in Mexico City
Expo Solutions Mexico is a logistics coordination service offering American small businesses a budget friendly solution to exhibiting at trade shows in Mexico City.
Minneapolis, MN, August 13, 2014 –(PR.com)– New Company creates a bridge for small U.S. businesses on a budget wishing to do trade shows in Mexico.
The new logistics coordination service company offers financially smart solutions for small businesses who want to expand into the Mexican market by exhibiting at trade shows. The service offers logistics coordination and a concierge service for the visiting business executives. The objective of the services is to save time, money, worry and risk, allowing the visiting business…
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Dr. Joseph Castro named new Fresno State president
By Linda Mumma and Corin Hoggard
FRESNO, Calif. —
The California State University Board of Trustees has just selected UC San Francisco Vice Chancellor Dr. Joseph Castro as the new President of Fresno State.
Fresno State has a new president. The announcement came just after 9 a.m. Wednesday at the California State University Board of Trustees meeting in Long Beach. The man picked is Doctor Joseph Castro.
Castro is from the Valley, but currently works as a Vice Chancellor at U.C. San Francisco. The Hanford native is the first member of his family to attend college, and he and his wife Mary — who is also from the Valley — have three children including one daughter who currently attends Humbolt State…
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Mexican-American To Coordinate Care Immigrants, Undocumented Children In Chicago
Mexican-American Tonantzin Carmona, 24, has assumed the management of the Office of New Americans at Chicago City Hall, which provides needed aid to immigrants and will coordinate shelter in this city for 1,000 undocumented Central American children.
The young woman replaces another Mexican, Adolfo Hernandez, who was the first director of this office, founded by Mayor Rahm Emanuel soon after he was elected, with the mission of making Chicago the best city in the world…
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Mexican and American: The challenges of belonging to two cultures
Fourteen years ago, Maria del Rosario Jasso from Coahuila, Mexico, realized her dream of moving to the United States with her husband and son. The couple had three more children after moving to the states and had to face an unexpected challenge: teaching their children Spanish and Mexican culture while residing in the United States.
Mexicans are the largest group of immigrants in the United States. Mexican immigrants to the U.S. added up to 11.4 million in 2008 (30.1 percent of the immigrants in the country), which meant about 10 percent of the Mexicans in the world, according to migrationpolicy.org…
RISE program at NMSU aims to expand minority participation in STEM fields
LAS CRUCES >> Women don’t belong in science. That’s what Lydia Villa-Komaroff was told growing up. She didn’t listen. Villa-Komaroff, who grew up in Santa Fe, was among the first Mexican-American women to complete a doctorate in cell biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a scientist who made critical breakthroughs in diabetes research. This month, she joined other well-known researchers to encourage hundreds of students at New Mexico State University to pursue careers in STEM fields…
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Former Marine and Self-Described ‘Proud Mexican American’ Finally Finds His Way to Career of His Dreams
CLAREMONT, Calif., July 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Pharmacy is not Antonio Silva’s first career, but he is certain it will be his last. In the past, the 34-year-old Riverside, California, resident has served in the U.S. Marine Corps and owned and operated his own small business. However, he could never forget what he was really passionate about―science, medicine and, most importantly, helping sick people feel better…
Decoding ethnic labels
If you are of Latin American descent, do you call yourself Chicano? Latino? Hispanic?
As an undergraduate at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Carlos Hipolito-Delgado, PhD, knew instinctively that the ethnic labels his fellow students chose said something about their perception of themselves and their values.
“There was a very clear understanding that if you identified as a member of one group, you were not a member of the other groups,” Hipolito-Delgado said. “If you called yourself Hispanic or Latino, then…
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