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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Mexican American Actresses Celebrated for Cinco De Mayo
Houston Chronicle
The Color Stylist, an online beauty magazine celebrates Mexican American actresses Jessica Alba, Eva Longoria, Selena Gomez and Salma Hayek for their long healthy locks. With Cinco De Mayo approaching, the editor of thecolorstylist.com, a hairstylist …
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Cinco de Mayo parties
Washington Post
Cinco de Mayo may be an annual excuse for parties with tequila shots and oversize sombreros, but it’s also a night to sample Mexican cuisine and fancy cocktails; network with Latino professionals over a mariachi band; listen to Spanish-language rock or …
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University of Houston Law Center Establishes Center for U.S. and Mexican Law
MarketWatch (press release)’
In addition to independent research and analysis of the interplay between the US and Mexican legal systems, the center also will promote cross-border education of law students, lawyers, judges and other professionals from both Mexico and Canada.
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Why MLS takes a backseat to Mexico
ESPN
Some are two years out of college, just two years as professionals. I had a teammate at Pachuca who made his first-division debut at age 15. [In Mexico], it’s just different.” The travel MLS teams must endure during the regular season
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IAEE Announces Patricia Farias-Barlow as 2012 IAEE Krakoff Leadership Institute Legend of the Industry
Exhibitor Online
Presently she is the official representative of Messe Dusseldorf for Mexico and serves various clients in Mexico and Latin America on diverse issues pertaining to international affairs, show management issues and training as well as consulting for …
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THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF MEXICAN AMERICAN ADOLESCENT GRANDCHILDREN RAISED BY THEIR GRANDPARENTS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY
JF Whittenberg – 2012
… evil eye (mal de ojo). Instead of seeking help from a family physician or mental health professional,
Mexican Americans may choose to seek help from a folk healer … Mexican communities (Deck,
2009). It is important to note that not all Mexican American families attribute
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Grupo Vidanta Ranks as Top Hotel and Resort Company in 2011 Best Companies to Work® in Mexico
MarketWatch (press release)
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Grupo Vidanta, Mexico’s leading developer of resorts, today announced that it is recognized as the top hotel and resort company in the American award known as “2011 Best Companies to Work®” …
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Portland Trail Blazers’ Kaleb Canales is Living a Dream Read more:
Fox News
Canales became the NBA’s first Mexican-American head coach when the Trail Blazers fired Nate McMillan last Thursday. He is also only the second active head coach in the league with Latino roots, the other being Mark Jackson of the Golden State Warriors …
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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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Acculturation and School Success: Understanding the Variability of Mexican American Youth Adaptation Across Urban and Suburban Contexts
GQ Conchas, L Oseguera… – The Urban Review, 2012
… Parents who work are working class or lower middle class, with many more skilled and
professional wage earners. … In the suburban high school, 35 percent of the students were
Mexican American, and only 5 percent had been born in Mexico. …
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Medical advice and diabetes self-management reported by Mexican-American, Black- and White-non-Hispanic adults across the United States
JA Vaccaro, DJ Feaster, SL Lobar, MK Baum… – BMC Public Health, 2012
… Medical advice, Diabetes self-management, Mexican-American, Black non-Hispanic,
Race/ethnicity, Minorities … Diabetes care is largely the responsibility of the individual; however,
healthcare professionals can play vital roles in the patient’s skill development through effective …
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International Women’s Day: A Latina Look
Huffington Post (blog)
Since we conducted the research in 31 countries, I decided to look closely at the responses from Latin and South America – we conducted the survey in
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The Inter-Cohort Reproduction of Mexican American Dropouts
R Saenz… – Race and Social Problems, 2012
… use of Metro- politan Statistical Areas (MSAs) would have limited the sample to only those with
sufficiently large Mexican American populations and … degree (for example: BA, AB, BS)”; ‘Master’s
degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng, Med, MSW, MBA)”; ‘Professional degree (for …
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East L.A. Blowouts: Walking Out for Justice in the Classrooms
KCET (blog)
During the 1950s college educated and professional Chicanos, as part of the Education Committee of the Council of Mexican Americans Affairs, challenged the school system through proper channels, including PTA participation and meetings with school …
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Can Guadalajara Become the Hollywood of Latin America?
Hollywood Reporter
Since its modest beginnings in 1986 as a tiny university-sponsored showcase for Mexican cinema, over the years Guadalajara has morphed into a monster on the Latin American fest circuit. It draws thousands of industry professionals each year hailing …
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2010 UNITED STATES CENSUS POPULATION FIGURES FOR AMERICANS OF MEXICAN ORIGIN
“… Population growth between 2000 and 2010 varied by Hispanic group. The Mexican origin population increased by 54 percent had the largest numeric change (11.2 million), growing from 20.6 million in 2000 to 31.8 million in 2010.10 Mexicans accounted for about three-quarters of the 15.2 million increase in the Hispanic population from 2000 to 2010…”
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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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Ransom Notes: Serial Kidnapping in Mexico
Utne Reader Online
Ana quickly packed their clothes and some valuables, and that night she fled with her children. It was the beginning of the end of her family’s once-happy existence in Matamoros, Mexico. Ana and Carlos were both business professionals who had graduated …
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MAG Silver Reports Silver/Lead/Zinc Intercepts at La Esperanza Project
Dr. Megaw has a Ph.D. in geology and more than 20 years of relevant experience focused on silver and gold mineralization, and exploration and drilling in Mexico. He is a certified Professional Geologist (CPG 10227) by the American Institute of …
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Ramos calls in 10 professionals
Soccer America
by Paul Kennedy, February 17th, 2012 10:35PM [US UNDER-20 MEN] Eight foreign-based players — including three from Mexican club Santos — and two MLS players — 2010 No. 1 SuperDraft pick Omar Salgado (Vancouver) and Victor Pineda (Chicago) — were …
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