Mexican American Pro Archives

Student Jasmine Gomez sells designed Slayed Sets to accessorize nails

Published March 14, 2023 | By admin

“Jasmine Gomez’s Slayed Sets is nailing what it means to be a small business.

In August 2021, the fourth-year Chicana and Chicano studies and education and social transformation student launched Slayed Sets, which sells custom ready-to-wear press-on nails. Gomez said she started doing her own nails during her freshman year of college and came up with the idea of Slayed Sets after diving deeper into nail art at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic…”

https://dailybruin.com/2023/03/12/student-jasmine-gomez-sells-designed-slayed-sets-to-accessorize-nails

Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Education, Front Page Items, News and Information, Women

Latino nominees for the 95th Academy Awards

Published March 13, 2023 | By admin

“Latina nominees for Best Actress

Ana de Armas scored her first Academy Award nomination at the upcoming Oscars 2023 ceremony. Armas is up for Best Actress for her role as the fashion icon Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s Netflix film, ‘Blonde’.

De Armas is running against two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett and her role in ‘TÁR’, Michelle Williams, who has been nominated for four career Oscars, this time for starring in ‘The Fabelmans’, Michelle Yeoh for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once’, and ‘To Leslie’ star, Andrea Riseborough…”

https://en.as.com/entertainment/latino-nominees-for-the-95th-academy-awards-n/

Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Front Page Items, News and Information

Sunday Morning Eva Longoria: “You don’t have to be a politician to be political”

Published March 12, 2023 | By admin

“When Eva Longoria invited “Sunday Morning” over to her Beverly Hills home for lunch, we assumed it was just that, lunch. But she also served up a tasty morsel of culinary history, too. “People think Mexico’s just about tacos and tequila,” she said. “Mexican cuisine is the only cuisine in its entirety protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage treasure – corns, beans, chili, chocolate, vanilla, avocado…”

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eva-longoria-searching-for-mexico-desperate-housewives/

Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Front Page Items, M.A. Professionals Bios, News and Information, Politics, Women

Explainer: What is the US-Mexico GM corn dispute about?

Published March 11, 2023 | By admin

“…March 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. has requested formal trade consultations with Mexico over the Latin American country’s plans to restrict imports of genetically modified corn.

The North American neighbors will inch closer to a full-blown trade dispute under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade (USMCA) if there is no resolution during the talks, which Mexico says will last one month.

-old native varieties and has questioned their impact on human health….”

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/what-is-us-mexico-gm-corn-dispute-about-2023-03-08/

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Food & Nutrition, Front Page Items, Health, Law, News and Information, Politics

Immigrants and children of immigrants make up at least 15% of the 118th Congress

Published March 10, 2023 | By admin

“…Children of immigrants, though, have increased their representation in Congress in recent years. Their share has increased from 10% (or 52 members) in the 115th Congress of 2017-18, when the Center began tracking this biographical information…”

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/02/28/immigrants-and-children-of-immigrants-make-up-at-least-15-of-the-118th-congress/?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=9bf94bb349-PRC_WEEKLY_2023_03_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-9bf94bb349-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

Posted in Front Page Items, Immigration, News and Information, Political Science, Politics

UCLA Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion grants awards to student leaders

Published March 9, 2023 | By admin

“…Award recipient Norma Sandoval said that her own experiences as a first-generation student in the sciences led her to support younger students in the field as well.

Sandoval, a molecular, cellular, and integrative physiology doctoral student, was nominated for the EDI Student Leadership Award by her mentor Stephanie Correa, an assistant professor in the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology at UCLA.

She said it was meaningful to work with people such as Correa, who understands her values and supports the work she’s done, adding that she hopes to fulfill a similar role for other students looking into the field of science…”

https://dailybruin.com/2023/03/05/ucla-office-of-equity-diversity-and-inclusion-grants-awards-to-student-leaders

Posted in Education, Front Page Items, Science, Women

This Mexican Activist Is Helping Americans Defy Abortion Bans, Time Magazine Woman of the Year

Published March 8, 2023 | By admin

“For Verónica Cruz Sánchez, the past year has felt like traveling back in time. Since 2000, Cruz’s feminist activist network, Las Libres, has transformed the experience of getting an abortion in Guanajuato, a deeply conservative Mexican state that had criminalized abortion in almost all circumstances. Cruz and her colleagues have worked to distribute misoprostol, a WHO-approved abortion pill, across Guanajuato, helping women feel confident in its safety, and inspiring similar networks in other Mexican states. But north of the border, the mood is more tense. “In the U.S., the women we see are terrified,” Cruz says. “They have very little knowledge about the pills.”…”

https://time.com/6259106/veronica-cruz-sanchez/

Posted in Front Page Items, Health, Law, News and Information, Political Science, Politics, Women

U.S. demands formal talks with Mexico over GMO corn dispute

Published March 6, 2023 | By admin

“CHICAGO/WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) – The United States requested formal trade consultations with Mexico on Monday over U.S. objections to its southern neighbor’s plans to limit imports of genetically modified corn and other agricultural biotechnology products.

The U.S. Trade Representative’s office announced the request for technical talks after months of informal discussions with Mexican officials over their plans to ban GMO corn for human consumption failed to satisfy U.S. trade officials…”

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-ask-mexico-formal-talks-over-gmo-corn-dispute-bbg-2023-03-06/

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Economics, Food & Nutrition, Front Page Items, Law, News and Information

Tesla to build new factory in Mexico

Published March 2, 2023 | By admin

“Tesla is planning to build a new factory in Mexico, joining other carmakers bulking up their presence south of the US border.Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the plant for the electric car firm would be in Monterrey, which is about a three-hour drive from Texas…”

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64803467

Posted in Business, Economics, Engineering, Front Page Items, News and Information, Uncategorized

The importance and potential role of services in North American supply chains

Published March 1, 2023 | By admin

“Imagine you are a manufacturing firm in the United States considering locating a stage of your manufacturing process in Mexico. What is the full set of activities you would need to provide or procure to ensure that the operation in Mexico successfully integrates with your operations in the U.S.?…”

https://www.brookings.edu/essay/usmca-forward-2023-chapter-4-services/

Posted in Business, Economics, Front Page Items, Management, News and Information

Letter to the Editor: UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences combats racial inequity

Published February 28, 2023 | By admin

“…The medical school includes the development of a Social Medicine Collab that uses human-centered design to bring integrated mental health and primary care to youth-serving organizations in primarily Latino and Black neighborhoods in South LA, using cultural and athletic events as a platform…”

https://dailybruin.com/2023/02/26/letter-to-the-editor-ucla-department-of-psychiatry-and-biobehavioral-sciences-combats-racial-inequity

Posted in Education, Front Page Items, Health, News and Information

Biden administration unveils broad asylum restrictions at U.S.-Mexico border

Published February 24, 2023 | By admin

“…Under the new rules, migrants who do not schedule an appointment at a U.S. border port of entry or use humanitarian programs available to certain nationalities would be ineligible for asylum except in certain cases. They must also first seek and be denied protection in countries they pass through to be able to claim asylum once in the United States…”

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-roll-out-new-asylum-restrictions-us-mexico-border-sources-2023-02-21/

Posted in Front Page Items, Immigration, Law, Management, News and Information

Politicians say they’ll stop fentanyl smugglers. Experts say new drug war won’t work

Published February 21, 2023 | By admin

“…Even if China and Mexico were willing or able to help fight the cartels, stopping fentanyl smugglers would still be incredibly difficult.

The U.S. is actually seizing record amounts of fentanyl in drug busts, but the drug is so cheap to manufacture, the cartels just make more.

That doesn’t mean the fentanyl crisis is hopeless. According to Trone, a more promising strategy is to focus on reducing American hunger for drugs.

“That’s the only chance we’ve got,” he said. “Without the Mexican government’s help, without the Chinese government’s help, we can’t win [against the smugglers]. So we have to go on the demand side, work on all the things with education, work on treatment, work on prevention.”…”

https://www.gpb.org/news/2023/02/21/politicians-say-theyll-stop-fentanyl-smugglers-experts-say-new-drug-war-wont-work

Posted in Drug addiction, Health, police, Political Science, Politics

Bárbara Hernández Huerta

Published February 20, 2023 | By admin

“Bárbara Hernández Huerta completed the 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan Island in 7 hours 59 minutes to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and an unprecedented 7.5 km high-altitude swim across Chungará Lake in the Andes Mountains in 10°C water in 2 hours 11 minutes at 4,517 meters in altitude, and a new 9.5 km course across the Beagle Channel in 1 hour 55 minutes in 7.8°C water, and won the 30-39 age group on the International Winter Swimming Association World Cup…”

https://www.openwaterswimming.com/contestants/barbara-hernandez-huerta/

Posted in Front Page Items, News and Information, Sports, Women

Stark warning Britain may be on brink of becoming a ZOMBIELAND: Experts fear explosion of fentanyl — a drug 50 times stronger than heroin which has ravaged America — as Mexican cartels seek to reap billions from an untapped European market

Published February 12, 2023 | By admin

“Britain faces being gripped by its own fentanyl epidemic, according to experts who fear that the devastating zombie-esque scenes plaguing US cities are coming soon to a high street near you.

EU drug enforcement chiefs believe that Mexican cartels are seeking to expand their billion-dollar empire beyond American shores, putting Europe’s untapped market in their crosshairs…”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11727627/Is-UK-brink-fentanyl-crisis.html

Posted in Drug addiction, Front Page Items, Health, News and Information, police, Uncategorized

‘Really proud of our dad’: Family of SSgt Patrick Aguilar presented flag flown over Texas Capitol

Published February 11, 2023 | By admin

“…The veteran was trained as a radio operator. He was transported to England and earned a ribbon as a rifle sharpshooter and carbine expert.

SSgt Aguilar was one of two Mexican Americans in his squadron. He said he never felt any discrimination from his comrades and that they all got along.

That camaraderie was needed in Cherbourg, where the Ninth Air Force was tasked to build an airfield and set up command near the peninsula’s west side. SSgt Aguilar delivered support services to aid squadrons across Europe…”

https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/ssgt-patrick-aguilar-flag-flown-texas-capitol/502-0ce52d69-37f9-498a-9b75-45029dd6c53e

Posted in Front Page Items, Military, News and Information

Restaurant review: Mexican, American, Indian? Sabores has you covered

Published February 10, 2023 | By admin

“Can’t decide what you’re in the mood for?

Burrito? Tacos? Burger? Hot dog? Pasta? BBQ ribs? Salmon? Po’ boy? Gumbo? Curry?

Eduardo Garduno, who for 17 years was the chef at the former Dobhan and Chautara restaurants, makes all of that and more at Sabores Fusion Grill on State Street, which he opened in August.

During two recent visits, my favorite thing was the smash burger ($10.99). I didn’t expect two patties, and they were particularly juicy and flavorful. The bun held up to the substantial amount of meat plus cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles and white onion. The menu mentioned special sauce, but it was hard to detect…”

https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/reviews/restaurant-review-mexican-american-indian-sabores-has-you-covered/article_d48bbf7d-9f9f-5af9-bea5-6b8de3d7cb1f.html

Posted in Food & Nutrition, Front Page Items, News and Information

Accounting Firms Have Begun to See Mexico As a Goldmine for Accounting and Finance Talent, Says Guy

Published February 8, 2023 | By admin

“…The U.S. isn’t the only country in the world with talent. For example, our neighbor to the south is rife with bright, bilingual individuals often with the same (if not better) qualifications as their U.S. counterparts. As of the second quarter of 2022, there were more than 466,000 accountants and auditors in Mexico while the U.S., despite having more than double the population, has just over 665,000 actively licensed CPAs. With a shared border, strong cultural familiarity and other benefits, I’ve noticed many multinational accounting firms have begun to see Mexico as a goldmine for accounting and finance talent…”

https://www.goingconcern.com/category/salaries/

Posted in Business, Front Page Items, Immigration, Labor, Management, News and Information

UCLA alumnus’ friends, family urge release from wrongful detainment in Venezuela

Published February 7, 2023 | By admin

“…Eyvin Hernandez, a double alumnus and a Los Angeles County public defender, went missing in late March 2022 following a vacation in Colombia after he accompanied a friend to the Venezuelan border, according to the LA Times. Martinez said Hernandez had no intentions of entering the country, but in April, he was confirmed to be arrested, charged with criminal association and conspiracy, and detained in Venezuela, according to NBC…”

https://dailybruin.com/2023/02/05/ucla-alumnus-friends-family-urge-release-from-wrongful-detainment-in-venezuela

Posted in Front Page Items, News and Information, Political Science, Politics, Uncategorized

Study finds Mexican American stroke survivors were less likely to receive intensive rehab

Published February 3, 2023 | By admin

“Mexican American stroke survivors in a South Texas study, were more likely to use less intensive forms of rehabilitation services than their non-Hispanic white peers, and nearly one-third of all the stroke survivors did not receive any rehabilitation within 90 days of their stroke, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2023. The meeting, to be held in person in Dallas and virtually Feb. 8-10, 2023, is a world premier meeting for researchers and clinicians dedicated to the science of stroke and brain health…”

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-mexican-american-survivors-intensive-rehab.html

Posted in Front Page Items, Health, News and Information

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