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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83 Latinx-Owned Businesses to Shop Right Now and Always
“…While finding Latinx-owned businesses can sometimes mean scouring the Internet or doing endless research, we have made it easy by compiling an extensive list of some of our favorite brands that all celebrate Latinx communities and culture. Shop Latinx-owned food brands that sell coffee, Pinole (an Aztec super food), nut butter and more delicious items. Or, purchase your next facial cleanser and haircare products by some Latinx-owned beauty brands. From all natural product lines like Tata Harper to nail polish by Lights Lacquer, these unique brands are the perfect addition your beauty collection. And of course, who could forget the closet? We have also included Latinx-owned fashion brands that feature everything from sustainable clothing brands to chic swimwear.,,’
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/a33971854/latinx-owned-businesses/
Highly selective colleges boosted underrepresented minority students in fall 2021
“New data shows 16 highly selective private colleges slightly boosted the number of Black and Hispanic students enrolled at their schools last fall…”
Only two Latinas have been CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Why so few Hispanic women make it to the top
- “Hispanic and Latina women make up just 1.6% of senior executives in the nation’s largest companies.
- Of 92 companies in the S&P 100 reviewed by USA TODAY, 18 had no Latinas in senior executive positions.
- Latinas are also underrepresented as managers (4.4%) and as professionals (3.2%), USA TODAY found…”
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/08/02/hispanic-latina-business-demographics-executive/10157271002/?gnt-cfr=1
Banorte Chairman Carlos Hank González: Bank named ‘Most Honored Company’ in Mexico in Institutional Investor ranking
“MEXICO CITY, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The prestigious international publication Institutional Investor recognized Grupo Financiero Banorte as the “Most Honored Company” in Mexico in its “Latin America Executive Team” ranking, awarding the bank first place in key industry categories in 2022…”
https://www.yahoo.com/now/banorte-chairman-carlos-hank-gonz-110300074.html
10 Fastest-Growing Jobs for Hispanic and Latino Americans
“…In the second quarter of 2020, the Hispanic and Latino unemployment rate was 16.7%, the highest unemployment rate in that period compared with those of white, Black and Asian Americans. More recently, in the second quarter of 2021, the Hispanic and Latino unemployment rate was 7.2% — 2.1 and 1.6 percentage points higher than the white and Asian unemployment rates, respectively, and 2 percentage points lower than the Black unemployment rate…”
https://www.moneytalksnews.com/slideshows/10-fastest-growing-jobs-for-hispanic-and-latino-americans/
Latinos experience discrimination from other Latinos about as much as from non-Latinos
“…Latinos experience discrimination in different ways. In 2021, 23% of Latino Spanish speakers said they had been criticized for speaking Spanish in public, and 20% of all Latinos said they were called offensive names in the last 12 months. Sometimes, Latinos themselves discriminate against other Latinos or make racially insensitive comments or jokes about other Latinos…”
Erika Sánchez
“Early life and education
Sánchez, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, is from Cicero, Illinois.[1] She has two brothers.[1] She grew up bilingual, speaking both Spanish and English.[2] She attended Morton East High School,[1] then the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she was Phi Beta Kappa and graduated magna cum laude.[3] After college she traveled to Madrid, Spain to teach English with the Fulbright program and pursued poetry.[3] She then earned an MFA in poetry from the University of New Mexico.[4]
Juan Toscano-Anderson parents: Meet mother Patricia Toscano and father
“Juan Ronel Toscano-Anderson is a Mexican-American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association.
He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles.
Juan Toscano-Anderson parents: Meet mother Patricia Toscano and father
He was born to his father who is an Africa American and his mother Patricia Toscano who is a Mexican American. He was born on the 10th of April 1993 in East Oakland, California, United States and he is 29 years old.
His grandfather migrated from Michoacan, Mexico in the 1940s and settle in Oakland where he was raised. He started playing basketball at the age of eight years. His parents were homeless so he spent most of his nights sleeping in cars with his mother and sister. He belongs to the Mexican-African-American ethnicity and holds Mexican/American nationality…”
https://ghanafuo.com/juan-toscano-anderson-parents-meet-mother-patricia-toscano-and-father/
A Lot of Promise New fellowship covers graduate school costs for high-achieving, low-income and underserved students seeking master’s degrees from UCSB
“…The Promise Fellowship program responds to the University of California’s call to ‘Grow Our Own,’ meaning take advantage of the diversity of our undergraduate population to recruit them to graduate school and then to meaningful employment in California,” Rupp said. “Students like Michael and Elena have the potential to give so much back to the community. We hope to attract more committed donors so that we can expand the program over the next years.”
Elena Barragan, a sociology major who also will graduate this week, is the second fellow in the inaugural cohort. A first-generation college student, she grew up “living in poverty with a dream of becoming an elementary school teacher,” hoping to give younger generations a quality of education she felt she never had at that age…”
Discover the Story of Ynés Mexía, the First Mexican-American Botanist and Environmentalist
“Although climate change has been a heated topic in recent years, the environmental movement has been a long-standing fight. One of the first people involved in the preservation of the Redwood trees in California was Ynés Mexía, a botanist who found her love for environmentalism in her 50s and is one of the most highly-renowned collectors of plant specimens in the U.S.
Ynés Mexía was born in Washington D.C in 1870 and, because of her father’s job as a diplomat, she moved quite a bit in her life, having lived in Philadelphia and Ciudad de México before moving to San Francisco in 1908. She struggled with many mental health challenges and experienced many hardships like her father’s death, the death of her first husband, and a brutal divorce from her second husband.,,”
https://belatina.com/ynes-mexia-first-mexican-american-botanist/
/us/veterans-community-activists-protest-roundabout-fear-changes-to-mexican-american-monument-
“…Community members, veterans and politicians gathered Monday for a 75th anniversary celebration near the 30-foot-high marble monolith , which was dedicated on May 30, 1947. But the relocation plan isn’t the only controversy around the monument. Even its name has long been in dispute . Vietnam War veteran Eddie Morin, 79, says the monument, inscribed with a dedication to veterans of World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars, is known as the Americans of Mexican Descent Memorial. Morin’s father Raul Morin, a World War II veteran and author , is honored with a plaque, which is located on a separate small triangular plaza, directly south of the monument, across East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, named “Morin Memorial Square.” “It’s always been about venerating the efforts of…”
With Lack of Opportunities for Mexican Doctors, Should They Join the Export Revolution?
“The outlook is pretty dim for doctors working in Mexico. The job market offers limited opportunities for health professionals in the country, who believe that only through policy support from the federal government, things will then turn positive.
Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador got grilled in early May after announcing the hiring of 500 Cuban health professionals to be enrolled into the ranks of the country’s public health system. López Obrador claimed it as a necessary measure to combat Mexico’s deficit of health specialists, but doctors and universities argued otherwise, pointing to the long lines of unemployed nationals who wait for a shot at working in one of the country’s several public health institutions..”
WWC Americas: Nearly 300 passionate Wi-Fi professionals converge on Cancún, Mexico
“…The event above all reflected the huge amount of innovation and not least business opportunities being developed across the industry right now. We’re particularly delighted that so many Mexican and other Latin American delegates decided to join the event as well as for the support of many of our new Latin American sponsors such as SamaWiFi, Datawifi, Arara, SitWiFi, i-Free, and not least our Brazilian partners Mambo. Broad participation from Latin America is a testament to the importance of Wi-Fi across the region including a thriving ecosystem of vendors and service providers…”
The journey continues Being treated with special respect when I reentered college as an older adult shaped the way I worked with students in my career as an educator and nonprofit leader.
“…However, my educational journey was far from over. As a husband and father, I knew my choice of higher education needed to be a local university so I wouldn’t be far from home. Cal Lutheran was my choice.
I clearly remember my first visit, and the respect I felt for the university when I walked on to campus and saw my name posted on a small sign, welcoming me. For someone who didn’t believe that higher education was in my future, this was of immense importance, and I will never forget the remainder of my time at Cal Lutheran. I went on to earn my BA, teaching credential, and master’s degree in counseling and guidance at Cal Lutheran…”
Study associates affirmative action bans with decreases in medical school diversity
“…The authors analyzed the diversity of 21 public schools in eight states with affirmative action bans and compared them to 32 public universities in 24 states that have no bans, Ly said. UCLA, UC San Francisco and the University of Michigan were some of the institutions examined in the study, he added.
Although he had hypothesized that state bans would reduce the diversity of medical schools, Ly said he was surprised to find that enrollment of underrepresented students had decreased by more than one-third of its pre-ban amount within five years…”
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
“Early life
García-Rulfo was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He grew up on a ranch in Jalisco, where he learned to ride horses.[3] At one point, he went to Vermont to study English.[4] He attended Universidad del Valle de Atemajac where he majored in communications before he realized his interest in filmmaking. He studied at the New York Film Academy, but decided to return to Mexico to continue his acting career.[5]
Career
Garcia-Rulfo made his first major American film with Bless Me, Ultima, as Uncle Pedro.[6] In 2016, he played the outlaw Vasquez, one of the title characters, in The Magnificent Seven remake. The role required him to take up gun training, which he thought was difficult, though he stated, “I got blisters, but it was hilarious.”[7] In 2017, he co-starred in Kenneth Branagh‘s adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, playing Biniamino Marquez, a character who originated in the novel as Antonio Foscarelli and was adapted specifically for him.[8]
In early 2021, García-Rulfo was cast as Mickey Haller in a television adaptation of The Lincoln Lawyer for Netflix, replacing Logan Marshall-Green.[9]…”
Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions, ADEC Offers Free US-Mexico Trade Webinar May 12
“Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions and the Arkansas District Export Council will sponsor a free webinar focusing on trade opportunities available to U.S. companies with Mexico on Thursday May 12, 2022. Attendees can gain a broader understanding of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) provisions and the opportunities they create for trade with Mexico in this webinar, featuring presentations from industry experts.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force on July 1, 2020. The USMCA, which substituted the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), aims to be mutually beneficial for North American workers, farmers, ranchers and businesses by creating more balanced, reciprocal trade supporting high-paying jobs for Americans and grow the North American economy…”
https://www.armoneyandpolitics.com/free-us-mexico-trade-webinar/
Federal budget proposal would increase Pell Grant maximum, cut federal deficit
“Biden promised an increase in the Pell Grant during his State of the Union address, and the budget proposes a $2,175 increase in the Pell Grant maximum for the 2023-2024 award year, which would bring the maximum to $8,670. The Biden administration also plans to double the size of the Pell Grant by 2029, according to the budget proposal.
Emily Penner, an assistant professor of education at UC Irvine, said many students in California and other states are currently working multiple jobs to afford an education while supporting family members at the same time. This places high expectations on students to manage the financial pressure and academic rigor of their education, she said….”
Mexican border town sees an increase in sales of abortion drugs to women from the US
‘Since Texas passed a strict anti-abortion law in September, more and more women along the southern border have been going to unregulated pharmacies in Mexico to get abortion pills. Border health professionals fear the Mexican pharmacies have become a last resort for some women. Observers say it’s a sign of what’s to come if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
The main street of Nuevo Progreso, Mexico — just across the sluggish Rio Grande from Weslaco, Texas — is a chaotic border bazaar that caters to American day-trippers looking for bargains and exotica. The street is packed with businesses that sell prescription eyeglasses, dental care, switchblades, tequila shots, statues of ghoulish drug saints and over-the-counter medicine.
You can buy many medications in Mexican pharmacies without a prescription, including the pills that have transformed the way women are ending pregnancies. Today, more than half of all abortions in the United States are achieved by what’s called a medication abortion, as opposed to a traditional surgical abortion…”
Diversity in Journalism and at The Bruin
‘…The Daily Bruin Outreach section, established two years ago, has refreshed its efforts to recruit a more diverse group of students at UCLA, gather community input and understand accessibility needs internally. Over the past year, the office expanded on its operations to:
- Release an intern packet to streamline integration into Daily Bruin
- Continue surveying staff needs and concerns through internal retention surveys
- Solicit feedback from members of the Mother Organizations coalition and Student Media newsmagazines that focus their coverage on marginalized communities
- Regularly conduct community surveys to receive community input
- Engage with clubs and organizations representing underrepresented groups as well as academic departments to recruit interns from diverse backgrounds
- Revamp alumni engagement efforts through social media and host alumni networking events with staffers…”
- https://features.dailybruin.com/2022/diversity-report/
