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 Experience of Giving Informed Consent in a Mexican-American Older Adult
H Zamora – Sigma Theta Tau International’s 25th International …, 2014
… a complex process that has ethical and legal implications for the health care professionals who
are tasked with obtaining it. Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative study was to explore and
describe the experience of giving informed consent in a Mexican American older adult …
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Mexican-American Boys’ Positive Outcomes and Resilience: Importance of Social Support and Individual Attributes
LA Chapin – Journal of Child and Family Studies
… Published online: 27 May 2014. Abstract. Qualitative interviews with 12 Mexican-American
adolescent boys and two adult professionals contributed to … 1. How do Mexican-American boys
define positive outcomes? … Vito. 18. Grad. Mechanical engineer and professional boxer. …
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Mexican American Medicine: History,Roots and Key Maladies
M Tovar – Multicultural Approaches to Health and Wellness in …, 2014
… Mexican American Medicine 277 According to Western medicine, culture bound syndromes are
not as le- gitimate and often are seen as a set of … field is necessary, especially when treating
individuals that have certain beliefs that are not the same as the health professional. …
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Curanderismo: A Complementary and Alternative Approach to Mexican American Health Psychology
JN Valdez – Multicultural Approaches to Health and Wellness in …, 2014
… On the other hand, these views of curanderos as professional medical providers move on … uses
herbs to help others”(9). Comparisons to biomedical professionals or common … However, to
accurately define Mexican/Mexican American curanderas/os, the range of curanderismo’s …
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APPLYING THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL: FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DEPRESSION IN MEXICAN-AMERICAN ADULTS
AB Ross – 2014
… Page 5. THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL: DEPRESSION IN MEXICAN-AMERICAN ADULTS
4 individual interacts. Social factors include family relationships, SES, and social support. Engel
proposes that both medical and psychological professionals should focus on …
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The health data that shows Hispanics can’t be lumped into one group
Data looking at diabetes among Hispanics shows what experts have known for some time; the rate of metabolic disease among this growing minority is significantly higher than among non-Hispanic whites.
That being said, the data also shows something else that’s very important–Hispanics cannot be lumped under an umbrella term when it comes to health.
The new information is part of an ongoing large-scale study of Hispanics in the United States entitled “The Hispanic Community Health Study/ Study of Latinos”, and according to project manager Larissa Avilés-Santa, MD, from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the findings are complex when it comes to the health of Hispanics but clearly show there is no single “Hispanic profile.”…
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Health of Elderly Mexican American Adults and Family Caregiver Distress
Using newly available data on family caregivers from a large epidemiological study of elderly Mexican-origin adults (Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly [HEPESE], 2010/2011), we identify which types of impairment (functional, psychological, and cognitive) in the elderly individual are associated with family caregiver depressive symptoms. Results from ordinary least squares regressions using 626 caregiver–care recipient dyads demonstrate…
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From “Kickeando las malias” (Kicking the Withdrawals) to “Staying clean”: The Impact of Cultural Values on Cessation of Injection Drug Use in Aging Mexican-American
Drug use among older adults is a growing concern, particularly for the burgeoning Hispanic population. Older adults seeking drug treatment will double over the next decade to almost 6 million. Cultural factors influence drug use, and more specifically, Hispanic cultural values influence heroin use. This study explored Mexican-American injection drug users’ adherence to…
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Experiences with Violence in Mexican American and European American High School Dating Relationships
Violence in adolescent dating relationships has become increasingly normative in the United States, with the severity of the consequences increasing into adulthood. Minority youths are at an increased risk for experiencing moderate to severe forms of physical dating violence, yet they are less likely to seek professional services. This comparative study of Mexican American (MA) and European American (EA) youths…
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Qualitative Exploration of Adolescent Discrimination: Experiences and Responses of Mexican-American Parents and Teens
The Integrative Model for the Study of Developmental Competencies in Minority Children argues that while discrimination and prejudice are normative experiences for ethnic minority children, promoting environments, family factors and adaptive culture may help minority youth develop effective coping strategies to deal with discrimination. Although this model emphasizes the critical role of family
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Mexican American Social Workers’ Perceptions of Doctoral Education and Academia
M Tijerina, AC Deepak – Journal of Social Work Education, 2014
… than the specific Latino ethnicities within, the sample for this study was solely Mexican American. …
responsibilities (ie, no children, no parents to care for), and professional recognition for … Second,
the resulting sample largely comprised very seasoned professionals, who were far …
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Retrospective chart review of obesity and episodic and chronic illness among rural Mexican-American adolescents accessing rural health clinic services
JD Champion, S Pierce, JL Collins – International Journal of Nursing Practice, 2014
… adolescents is essential.[42] A substantial increase in obesity has occurred among men,
Mexican-Americans and those living in southern states.[10] The rapid growth of Mexican-American
populations in … Obesity and Overweight for Professionals: Causes and Consequences
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Early Childrearing Practices and Their Relationship to Academic Performance in Mexican American Children
Arevalo, Amanda PT, DSc, PCS; Kolobe, Thubi H.A. PT, PhD, FAPTA; Arnold, Sandra PT, PhD; DeGrace, Beth PhD, OTR/L
Purpose:
To examine whether parenting behaviors and child rearing practices in the first 3 years of life among Mexican American (MA) families predict children’s academic performance at school age
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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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Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists
MAES was founded in Los Angeles in 1974 to increase the number of Mexican Americans and other Hispanics in the technical and scientific fields.
The idea to establish a professional society for Mexican American engineers originated with Robert Von Hatten, an aerospace electronics engineer with TRW Defense Space Systems in Redondo Beach, California. Mr. Von Hatten had for several years served as volunteer for programs directed at combating the alarming number of high school dropouts. He envisioned a national organization that would serve as a source for role models, address of the needs of its members, and become a resource for industry
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PSYCHOSOCIAL INFLUENCES OF ACCULTURATION AND ACCULTURATIVE STRESS ON LEPTIN, ADIPONECTIN, AND GESTATIONAL DIABETES IN MEXICAN AMERICAN WOMEN DURING PREGNANCY
SE Muñoz – 2014
… LEPTIN, ADIPONECTIN, AND GESTATIONAL DIABETES IN MEXICAN AMERICAN WOMEN
DURING PREGNANCY Committee: … STRESS ON LEPTIN, ADIPONECTIN, AND GESTATIONAL
DIABETES IN MEXICAN AMERICAN WOMEN DURING PREGNANCY by …
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Reduction of Non-adherent Behaviour in a Mexican-American Adolescent with Type 2 Diabetes
E Piven, R Duran – Occupational Therapy International, 2014
… In addition, fatalismo (a Mexican-American fatalistic belief about God’s control over oneself) may
pose challenges to the development of an … Seeking help from a professional has been viewed
as an outward demonstration of weakness that challenged machismo and…
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HIV RISKS AND RISK REDUCTION READINESS IN HARD-TO-REACH, DRUG-USING AFRICAN AMERICAN AND MEXICAN AMERICAN WOMEN: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY
HIV RISKS, RIN HARD-TO-REACH
… risky HIV behaviors, We developed the AIDS Survival Kit (ASK) program, which targeted both
African American and Mexican American men and … Making such changes will involve the
collaborative efforts of health and social service professionals who understand the issues …
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Rapid loss of the Mexican American Survival Advantage After Stroke–The BASIC Study
LB Morgenstern, BN Sánchez, M Smith, D Brown… – Stroke, 2014
… barred from presentation. International Stroke Conference Poster Abstracts: Session
Title: Community/Risk Factors Posters II. Abstract T P132: Rapid loss of the Mexican
American Survival Advantage After Stroke–The BASIC Study. …
Beliefs, Practices, and Experiences Of Postpartum Mexican American Women: An Ethnonursing Study
VA Hascup – Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal …, 2014
… University, Union, NJ. Discipline: Childbearing (CB), Professional Issues (PI), Women’s
Health (WH). Learning Objectives: Desribe the values that are most important to
Mexican American women during the childbirth continuum. …
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