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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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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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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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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Mexico’s Natives Didn’t Mix Much, New Study Shows
Though one country politically, the genetics of indigenous Mexicans shows that their ancestors were very distinct groups that mixed remarkably little. A study published today in Science found more genetic isolation than expected among these populations…
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Study traces Mexican ancestry to decode health problems
An extensive study decoding the genes of modern Mexicans has revealed their genetic links to the pre-Columbian world of their forebears who lived in Mexico hundreds to thousands of years ago…
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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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Cilantro: A Natural Water Purifier?
Cilantro — the spicy ingredient common to many fiery Mexican and Southeast Asian foods — may offer a natural, inexpensive new way to purifying drink water, new research shows.
In a presentation at an American Chemical Society meeting Indianapolis this week, scientists from Ivy Tech Community College and the Universidad Politécnica de Francisco I. Madero in Hidalgo said laboratory studies have determined the herb — also known as coriander and Thai parsley — has significant “biosorbent” properties that allow it to effectively remove lead and other potentially toxic heavy metals from contaminated water.
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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, BODY FAT, AND ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN MEXICAN AMERICAN MALE ADOLESCENTS
EJ Winokur – 2012
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AMERICAN MALE ADOLESCENTS by … prepared by Elizabeth J. Winokur entitled Physical Activity,
Body Fat, and Endothelial Function in Mexican American Male Adolescents …
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COPARENTING AMONG MEXICAN AMERICAN AND NON-LATINO WHITE COUPLES
AB Kallenberg – 2012
… American and non-Latino white couples. First, the current study contributes to the body of literature
which may be drawn upon by clinicians and organizations working with families on coparenting,
child, and family issues. Second, it may also inform professionals developing …
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Viewing globalization in transnational, Mexican American Spaces
GAM Esparza
… Nine primary diary keepers – including one second and one third generation Mexican-American
(born in the US) – lived by themselves. … His professional background is in journalism, which he
practiced for 13 years in different news outlets in Mexico, including Siglo 21 in his …
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RESULTS OF THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY FOR 2011: a comparison of the results for the years 2010 and 2011 contrasting the total population of the United States and Mexican American professionals
By HUMBERTO (TITO) GUTIERREZ
Edited by Corrie Cripps
Mexican American women have been making slow but steady gains in business, science and art management jobs over the past few years, according to statistics from the 2011 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. However, Mexican American professionals continue to be underrepresented among the total U.S. professional population. This brief identifies areas of interest in the 2011 American Community Survey to Mexican American professionals.
Note: The statistics in this brief refer to the population who reported themselves as Mexican Americans on the American Community Survey.
According to the Survey, the total population of the U.S. is 311,591,919.
The Mexican American population is 33,557,922, roughly 10.8% of the total U.S. population.
College and/or Graduate School Enrollment
- 28.3% of the total population was enrolled in college or graduate school in 2010. In 2011, this number increased to 28.7%.
- 16.8% of the Mexican American population was enrolled in college or graduate school in 2010. In 2011, this number increased to 17.6%.
Charts: Total population enrolled in college and/or graduate school, Total U.S. population vs. Total Mexican American population
Educational Attainment:
- 17.7% of the total population earned bachelor degrees in 2010. In 2011, this number increased to 17.9%.
- 6.7% of the Mexican American population earned bachelor degrees in 2010. In 2011, this number increased to 6.9%.
- 10.4% of the total population earned graduate and professional degrees in 2010. In 2011, this number increased to 10.6%.
- 2.6% of the Mexican American population earned graduate and professional degrees in 2010, and this percentage remained the same in 2011.
Table: Educational attainment, bachelor degrees or higher
Note: In the following chart, each statistic stands for itself, i.e. do not add the male percentage to the female percentage to get a total.
Persons with a bachelor’s degree or higher are those who have received a bachelor’s degree from a college or university, or a master’s, professional, or doctorate degree.
| 2010 | 2011 | |||
| Total Population | Mexican American | Total Population | Mexican American | |
| Graduate or professional degree | 10.4% | 2.6% | 10.6% | 2.6% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 28.3% | 16.8% | 28.7% | 17.6% |
| Males with bachelor’s degree or higher | 28.5% | 8.4% | 28.7% | 8.6% |
| Females with bachelor’s degree or higher | 27.9% | 10.4% | 28.3% | 10.6% |
OCCUPATIONS
Note: this data in this section includes only persons 25 years of age and older. The percentages are obtained by dividing the counts of graduates by the total number of persons 25 years old and over.
Occupations: Female employed civilians, age 25 and older:
- 39.4% of the total population of women in 2011 were employed in management, business, science, and arts occupations. Mexican American women represent 22.1% of the Mexican Americans employed in management, business, science, and arts occupations.
- Between 2007 and 2011, there has been a 1.7% increase (20.4% to 22.1%) in the number of Mexican American women employed in management professional and related occupations. In this area, the female general population figure has increased from 37.9% in 2007 to 39.5% in 2011, a 1.6% increase.
Occupations: Male employed civilians, age 25 and older:
- Between 2007 and 2011, there has been a 1.7% increase in the number of Mexican-American males in management and professional occupations.
Table: Occupations, Civilian employed population, age 25 and older
| 2010 | 2011 | |||
| Total Population | Mexican American | Total Population | Mexican American | |
| Management, business, science, and arts occupations | 35.9% | 16.2% | 36.0% | 16.4% |
| Males in management, business, science, and arts occupations | 32.8% | 12.4% | 32.7% | 12.5% |
| Females in management, business, science and arts occupations | 39.4% | 21.7% | 39.5% | 22.1% |
Industry: Civilian employed population 16 years and older:
- 10.6% of the general population was employed in the professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services in 2010. In 2011, this number only increased by .1% to 10.7%.
- 10.1% of Mexican Americans were employed in the professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services in 2010. In 2011, this percentage remained the same.
Public Administration:
- In 2010, the total population was 5.2% in public administration and 3.5% for Mexican Americans.
- In 2011, the total population was 5.1% in public administration and 3.4% for Mexican Americans. As with the Industry statistics, there was virtually no change from 2010 to 2011 in this area.
SUMMARY
Comparison of the 2010 and 2011 ratios of professionals in the general population and in the Mexican American population shows little change. In general, graduate and professional degrees among the total population are more than triple when compared with Mexican Americans who have earned graduate or professional degrees. On the bright side, there is at least one area where the ratio is almost equal; women have, again, gained ground in business, science and art management.
Reference Documents from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
- Census Bureau, Selected Population Profile in the United States: 2011 (a PDF file)
- United States S0201. Selected Population Profile in the United States (search page)
Population Group: Mexican
Data Set: American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (for years 2007, 2010, and 2011) - United States S0201. Selected Population Profile in the United States (search page)
Population Group: Total Population
Data Set: American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (for years 2007, 2010, and 2011)
Mother-Child Dyadic Synchrony and its Association with Children’s Socio-Emotional Competence in Mexican American Families
P Velez-Gomez – 2012
… Page 11. Texas Tech University, Paulina Velez-Gomez, August 2012 4 with only a small
percentage that has achieved a college level education and professional occupations (Martinez,
2001) Taking into account the growing rates of Mexican American families in the …
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Mexican-American Experiences of Vocational Training and Adult Learning after a Layoff Event in San Antonio, Texas
DP Mena, GN McLean
… Given the dearth of literature on Mexican-American displaced workers, it is essential to find
successful interventions that assist this group of … HRD professionals will directly benefit from this
study for this knowledge will minimize emotional impact and prepare employees by …
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Mexican Americans and Environmental Justice Change and Continuity in American Politics
B Marquez – Latino Urbanism: The Politics of Planning, Policy, and …, 2012
… Some Mexican American environmental justice organizations are now a mainstay in local politics …
As Rhodes (2003) observed, the EPA is still “dominated, regardless of the par- ty in power in
the White House, by professionals who come from a culture that is wanting in sensitivity
As Rhodes (2003) observed, the EPA is still “dominated, regardless of the par- ty in power in
the White House, by professionals who come from a culture that is wanting in sensitivity
Cardiovascular reactivity during stressful speaking tasks in Mexican American Women: effects of language use and interaction partner ethnicity
JJ MacKenzie, TW Smith, BN Uchino – Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2012
… Two Caucasian and two Mexican–American women served as video-recorded part-
ners. … Measures Questionnaires that were not available initially in Spanish were forward
and back translated by professional bilingual translators. …
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The Mexican American Health Paradox: The Collective Influence of Sociocultural Factors on Hispanic Health Outcomes
MP George – Student Pulse, 2012
… professional behavior for lack of interest or when a physician, unfamiliar with Hispanic patients,
perceives Hispanics to be superstitious, present-oriented, or uninterested in preventive exams”
(p. 487). As a result of this disconnect between doctors and their Mexican American …
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Experience of Mexican-American Elders with Diabetes: A Phenomenological Study
EP Haltiwanger – Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 2012
… Complicating matters is the fact that health professionals may not feel comfortable
dealing with the psychosocial issues. … (2007) found that levels of distress were higher
than clinical depression in Mexican-American adults age 18–65.
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Cultural Adaptation of a Cognitive Behavior Therapy Guided Self-Help Program for Mexican American Women With Binge Eating Disorders
M Shea, F Cachelin, L Uribe, RH Striegel… – Journal of Counseling & …, 2012
… Mexican American women who suffer from binge-eating-related disorders often report wanting
help for their eating problems, yet they rarely seek professional treatment because of personal
and institutional barriers (Cachelin & Striegel-Moore, 2006). …
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Thomson Reuters Recognizes Leading Mexican Researchers for Their Contributions to Science and Innovation
Reuters
Research in Science and Social Sciences/Arts & Humanities further progress in food technology, health and psychology MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, March 16, 2012 – The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters recognized the most highly cited
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Conference helps UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON’S MEXICAN AMERICAN ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS become stronger chapter
The Venture
… where five members from the Mexican-American Engineers and Scientists chapter at the University of Houston had the exciting opportunity to compete against other chapters across the nation. What seemed to be a professional networking opportunity …
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