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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Mexico, US seek to boost student exchanges
MEXICO CITY — Young Americans wanting to study in Latin America have stopped looking so intently at Mexico, which has dropped from first to fourth for U.S. students going to university in the region over the last 10 years. Only about 4,000 U.S. students now study in Mexico, with crime and drug violence being the main deterrent. More go to Costa Rica, Argentina and Brazil…
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Hersey Club Takes Second Place at Annual Chicano College Bowl
John Hersey High School’s LASO (Latin American Student Organization) recently took 2nd Place at the Highland Park High School Hispanos Unidos Club 17th Annual Chicano College Bowl. Senior Kim Roman, juniors Ivett Delgado and Julian Lopez, and freshman Crista Mondragon competed against 11 other area high school teams to capture the award.
A fun and interactive way for students to learn about Mexican-American history, the Chicano College Bowl is based on the 1960s Chicano Movement. It is a knowledge bowl tournament that helps to create a positive cultural identity…
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After Various Close Calls, Lizette Salas Earns First LPGA Win At Kingsmill Championship
Lizette Salas didn’t have to wait long to be tested in her latest attempt at a breakthrough victory on the LPGA Tour.
The challenge came on the first hole Sunday in the Kingsmill Championship, after the Mexican-American was overly cautious with her first putt, leaving it nearly 10 feet short of the cup with a sliding, downhill test to save par.
She made it, the start of a day when she did little wrong on her way to a four-shot victory…
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Latino Director Roberto Orci Signs on With ‘Star Trek 3’ Film; JJ Abrams Will Still Have Limited Role
Mexican-American Roberto Orci will direct the first “Star Trek” not helmed by filmmaker JJ Abrams.
Paramount chose the screenwriter, who got his start writing for “Xena: Warrior Princess” and “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.” Alex Kurtzman is his longtime writing partner; they co-wrote “Star Trek” and “Star Trek Into Darkness…
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Ricardo Valverde: Experimental Sights, 1971-1996 (May 17 to Jul 26) – Vincent Price Art Museum
May 17 to July 26, 2014
Opening reception: Saturday, May 17, 4 to 6 p.m.
The late Los Angeles-based photographer and artist Ricardo Valverde (1946-1998) is featured in a career retrospective at VPAM. The exhibition is guest-curated by Cecilia Fajardo-Hill and highlights more than one hundred artworks spanning a twenty-five-year period of production…
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Millions of Americans changed their racial or ethnic identity from one census to the next
Millions of Americans counted in the 2000 census changed their race or Hispanic-origin categories when they filled out their 2010 census forms, according to new research presented at the annual Population Association of America meeting last week. Hispanics, Americans of mixed race, American Indians and Pacific Islanders were among those most likely to check different boxes from one census to the next…
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Starting From the Bottom: Why Mexicans are the Most Successful Immigrants in America
Who’s more successful: The child of Chinese immigrants who is now a prominent attorney, or a second-generation Mexican who completed high school and now holds a stable, blue collar job?
The answer depends on how you define success.
Ruben Salazar questioned his own Chicano identity
By Zita Arocha
During a television interview shortly before newsman Ruben Salazar was killed by cops during a 1970 Chicano Anti-War march in Los Angeles, the now legendary Mexican-American journalist asked: “Why do I always have to apologize to Americans for Mexicans and to Mexicans for Americans?”
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LEGAL MIGRATION AND FREE TRADE IN THE NAFTA ERA : BEYOND MIGRATION RETHORIC
This study analyzes the variation of legal migration flows between Mexico and the United
States (U.S.) from the entry into force of the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA). As a product of the asymmetry in the size of the U.S., Canadian and Mexican
economies, migration flows, both from Canada and Mexico
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Host of NPR’s Latino USA to speak at DePaul University April 24
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2014. DePaul University’s School for New Learning will welcome the host of NPR’s “Latino USA,” Maria Hinojosa, for a presentation on April 24 titled, “The Growing Number of Latinos in the U.S. and Its Implications.” The event will begin with a reception at 5 p.m., after which, Hinojosa will give a lecture and host a question and answer session at University Center, Lake Room, 525 S. State St., Chicago. Admission is free and open to the public
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Good Teachers Embrace Their Students’ Cultural Backgrounds
As the public-school population grows increasingly diverse, creating a link between home and school becomes more and more important.
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Latinos Are Largest Group Among Incoming Freshmen in UCal System
LOS ANGELES – For the first time in the history of the University of California system, Hispanics represent the largest group among incoming freshmen, reflecting the state’s clear demographic change.
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Opera Mediaworks offers expanded reach to U.S. Hispanic consumers
SAN MATEO, California, Apr 15, 2014 (PR Newswire Europe via COMTEX) — — Integration of Hunt Mobile Ads opens up new possibilities
SAN MATEO, California, April 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Opera Mediaworks, the world’s largest mobile ad platform, today announced an expanded reach across the U.S. Hispanic population through the integration of Hunt Mobile Ads, the leading mobile ad network in Latin America. This will make Opera Mediaworks the best mobile network to reach the Hispanic audience across the United States at scale through premium U.S. and Latin American publishers.
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Mexican- Americans fare worse after stroke: study finds
THURSDAY, March 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Mexican-Americans have more trouble recovering from a stroke than white patients do, a new study finds.
The researchers noted that Mexican-Americans are more likely to suffer a stroke than whites, but less likely to die from one. However, these new findings suggest that the…
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Racism on trial : the Chicano fight for justice
“Ian Haney Lopez tells the compelling story of the Chicano movement in Los Angeles by following two criminal trials, including one arising from the student walkouts. He demonstrates how racial prejudice led to police brutality and judicial discrimination that in turn spurred Chicano militancy. He also shows that legal violence helped to convince Chicano activists that they were nonwhite, thereby encouraging their…
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Question of race not simple for Mexican Americans, author says
When Mexican Americans say they are “white” on the U.S. Census, it’s often not for the reasons many assume, says Julie A. Dowling, a professor of Latina and Latino studies and author of a new book…
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The Mexican-American Diaspora and its Influence on American Trade Policy
M Mucci Pineda – 2014
Page 1. The Mexican-American Diaspora and its Influence on American Trade Policy By … ii Abstract
This study focuses on the Mexican-American community in the US, the American and Mexican
governments, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and trade in …
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Ian Heney López on the Dog Whistle Politics of Race: Interview with Bill Boyers
February 28, 2014
What do Cadillac-driving “welfare queens,” a “food stamp president” and the “lazy, dependent and entitled” 47 percent tell us about post-racial America? They’re all examples of a type of coded racism that this week’s guest, Ian Haney López, writes about in his new book, Dog Whistle Politics.
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Voices: Fast-growing Hispanic market tough to tap
Two news outlets strike out with ventures aimed at Hispanics
MIAMI — American firms trying to tap into the fast-growing Hispanic market, particularly those in the news business, are receiving a very clear message: Good luck.
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Young Mexican-American runs for Texas legislature
Published February 03, 2014
Luis Lopez, born 25 years ago in Mexico, is running as a Democrat for the Texas House of Representatives on a platform of improving the educational system, protecting women’s rights and providing better support for small businesses…
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