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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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Critics say Texas immigration bill will lead to racial profiling

Published December 1, 2023 | By admin

“Texas Republicans have upped the ante in their effort to control the southern border, sending Gov. Greg Abbott a bill that gives local police authority over immigration enforcement.

Why it matters: Critics of the legislation say it is unconstitutional and will lead to racial profiling.

  • Legal experts argue it violates long-standing Supreme Court precedent and goes far beyond Arizona’s divisive Senate Bill 1070, partially struck down by the high court.

Driving the news: Abbott made the issue a priority, calling lawmakers back for a fourth special session to send a bill to his desk…”

https://www.axios.com/2023/11/28/texas-immigration-bill-sb-1070-mexico-border

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

Table of Experts: The vital role of the Native American business community in New Mexico’s economy

Published November 29, 2023 | By admin
‘Will Martinez, president and publisher of Albuquerque Business First, and Kamal Ali, president of PNC Bank, sat down with other business leaders for a discussion centered on the vital role of the Native American business community in New Mexico’s economy. The dialogue aimed to empower and support Native American entrepreneurs and promote economic growth within their communities. Panelists were Mike Canfield, president and CEO of Indian Pueblo Cultural Center; Monica Jojola, president Montech Inc.; and Tina Archuleta, owner of Itality…”
Posted in Business, Front Page Items, News and Information

UCLA Spanish course explores culture through sensory experience

Published November 27, 2023 | By admin

“…Cohen, a continuing lecturer in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, said he created the course Spanish M172XP: “Topics in Community Engagement: Cine Vivo: Community-Engaged Sensory Ethnography” to teach students about topics in community engagement, specifically within the field of sensory ethnography.

Sensory ethnography is the study of cultural and social interactions often through visual media to capture sensory data including sight, touch, smell, taste and sound. Throughout the quarter, students form groups to create a film project capturing the images and sounds of the human experience in Latino communities in Los Angeles…”

https://dailybruin.com/2023/11/24/ucla-spanish-course-explores-culture-through-sensory-experience

Posted in Education, Front Page Items, News and Information, Social Sciences

Mexican Americans Face Higher Odds for Liver Cancer With Each New Generation

Published November 22, 2023 | By admin
Posted in Food & Nutrition, Front Page Items, Health, News and Information

UK DMA student elevating opportunities for Mexican, Mexican American compose

Published November 21, 2023 | By admin

“LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 21, 2023) — Juan Saldivar Jr., D.M.A. student in the University of Kentucky School of Music, is elevating opportunities for Mexican and Mexican American composers through a new initiative.

Saldivar, a native of border town Laredo, Texas, co-founded the trombone duo, Border Bones, with friend Alex Lopez Velarde, principal trombonist of the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico. Through Border Bones, Saldivar and Velarde aim to increase trombone duet repertoire from rising marginalized and underrepresented composers…”

http://uknow.uky.edu/arts-culture/uk-dma-student-elevating-opportunities-mexican-mexican-american-composers

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

A Mexican American professor who struggled with impostor phenomenon helps others overcome it

Published November 20, 2023 | By admin

“…Like many people of similar backgrounds who she meets through her research, Gutiérrez suffers from the affliction commonly known asimpostor phenomenon, a condition that Gutiérrez refers to as “impostorization.” It’s the uneasy, ever-present sensation that you’re a fraud, your successes aren’t deserved, and it’s only a matter of time before you’re unmasked as the failure you truly are.

Typically, and ironically, it tends to afflict high achievers. In the United States, impostorization also tends disproportionately to affect women, people of color and immigrants or their offspring…”

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-20/a-mexican-american-professor-struggled-with-impostor-phenomenon-now-she-helps-others-overcome-it

Posted in Education, Front Page Items, Health, News and Information, Nursing, Social Sciences, Women

Policy Concerns or No, Mexico Natural Gas Imports to Keep Growing, Experts Say

Published November 18, 2023 | By admin

“Mexico’s pipeline imports of U.S. natural gas should continue rising over the coming years even in the most conservative demand scenarios, experts agreed at the US-Mexico Natural Gas Forum

“https://www.naturalgasintel.com/policy-concerns-or-no-mexico-natural-gas-imports-to-keep-growing-experts-say/

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

Mexico: The Medical Profession Defends Conscientious Objection

Published November 15, 2023 | By admin

“…Rosario Laris, general director of the Safe Sex platform and holder of a doctorate in bioethics, explained during the press conference what conscientious objection is in the context of the medical profession. She explained that “conscientious objection arises from the knowledge that the health professional has acquired through his academic preparation and that he continues to acquire with the sum of his daily experience, which allows him to consider whether a treatment is appropriate or not for his patient.” “In other words, this ‘conscience’ pushes him to seek the good of the patient at all times,” she emphasized…”

https://fsspx.news/en/news-events/news/mexico-medical-profession-defends-conscientious-objection-87027

Posted in Front Page Items, Law, News and Information

CWC Global: Corazón Azul

Published November 14, 2023 | By admin

“Science-fiction drama Corazón Azul (2021) immerses viewers in an alternate reality where Fidel Castro—one of the foremost leaders of the Cuban Revolution and long-time President of the post-revolutionary Cuban state—uses genetic engineering to build a new kind of man and save his socialist utopia. Castro’s brazen experiment, however, eventually fails as these new beings prove to be highly intelligent but also cruel and uncontrollable. Rejected by their creators, a group of these engineered outcasts organizes a series of terrorist actions and sows chaos across the island. Along the way, one of its members, Elena (Lynn Cruz), traces the origin of her genes and begins a journey to try to discover her humanity.”

https://www.campuscalendar.ucsb.edu/event/cwc_global_corazon_azul?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=CWC%20Global%3A%20Coraz%C3%B3n%20Azul&utm_campaign=November%2014%2C%202023

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

Undocu Open House highlights support systems for students without legal status

Published November 12, 2023 | By admin

“…“For a lot of undocumented students, the biggest concern in terms of pursuing higher education has to do with financial aid and funding,” Moreno said. “Even though we have the California DREAM Act and AB 540 legislation, there are still a lot of students who are left out.”

According to the California Student Aid Commission, the California DREAM Act allows eligible students, including students without legal status, to pay in-state tuition at any public college in California and receive certain types of financial aid. Under California law Assembly Bill 540, eligible nonresident students who meet certain criteria can be exempt from paying nonresident supplemental tuition, according to the UC admissions website…”

https://dailybruin.com/2023/11/07/undocu-open-house-highlights-support-systems-for-students-without-legal-status

Posted in Education, Front Page Items, Immigration, Law, News and Information, Social Sciences

UTHealth Houston partners with Mexican organizations for $5 million NIH grant to improve implementation of cancer control interventions in Mexico and Latin America

Published November 11, 2023 | By admin

“A five-year, $5 million grant has been awarded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to the UTHealth Houston Institute for Implementation Science to support research and training in implementation science, with a focus on improving cancer control efforts in Mexico and Latin America.

The grant brings together researchers from UTHealth Houston, the Mexican National Institute of Public Health (INSP), the Mexican National Cancer Institute (INCan), and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF)…”

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1007686

 

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

Mario Lopez set the doubters straight — he’s Mexican American In a video, the longtime Access Hollywood co-host seemed surprised that people were questioning his Latino heritage after seeing him on videos discussing Mexican dishes.

Published November 10, 2023 | By admin

“Mario Lopez just wanted to show us how yummy his mariscos (shrimps) with mayonnaise were, but instead he shocked a few fans with this reality: He’s Mexican American!

In a video he posted on social media, the longtime “Access Hollywood” co-host noticed he was trending. When Lopez investigated why, he learned some people were shocked to find out he was of Mexican descent when they saw him on videos discussing his favorite dishes, using slang of the raza, or culture…”

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/mario-lopez-set-doubters-straight-he-is-mexican-rcna124659

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

Refusing to Forget seeks oral histories of Mexican Americans in South Texas

Published November 9, 2023 | By admin

“A lonely historical marker stands in the desert winds of Presidio County in far West Texas, telling of the 1918 Porvenir Massacre, when 15 Mexican American members of a farming and ranching settlement were murdered by a company of Texas Rangers.

The marker is the result of efforts by San Antonio-based nonprofit Refusing To Forget working with the Texas State Legislature to give a more complete historical picture of life along the Texas borderlands…”

https://sanantonioreport.org/refusing-to-forget-life-and-death-on-the-border-our-lady-of-the-lake-university-san-antonio/

Posted in Front Page Items, History, News and Information

Mexican and Cuban experts to discuss diversification of the sugar agroindustry

Published November 5, 2023 | By admin

“HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 3 (ACN) Experts and specialists of the Associations of Sugar Technicians of Cuba and Mexico (ATAC-ATAM) are meeting today in Havana for their 7th meeting on the flexibility and diversification of the sugar agribusiness in their countries and also in Brazil.

The deliberations will be held at the National Sugar Training Center, starting from the consideration of aspects common to their respective managements, especially for a space for analysis, reflection and exchange of experiences, ATAC reported exclusively to the Cuban News Agency.

Mainly, it added, to contribute to the reorientation and development of the productive chains of co-products and derivatives, in an efficient and effective way in the current conditions, taking into account the requirements of sugarcane agriculture that supports it…”

http://www.cubanews.acn.cu/economy/22843-mexican-and-cuban-experts-to-discuss-diversification-of-the-sugar-agroindustry

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

Meet the fellows: UC President’s and Chancellor’s postdoctoral fellows begin new award year

Published November 4, 2023 | By admin

“Julio Orellana, English

President’s Postdoctoral Fellow  

A child of Guatemalan migrants who left Guatemala under dire structural conditions, Orellana joins UC Santa Barbara with a doctorate from UC Riverside. His research in Central American studies looks at forced migration in Guatemala.

“The study examines Guatemalan labor migrants from various racial and ethnic backgrounds, primarily Maya and mestizo/a/x ladino/a/x,” he said. “My family was part of these large migration streams that arrived in the U.S. beginning in the late 1960s and throughout the 1980s and 1990s during Guatemala’s 36-year civil war. People were forced to leave Guatemala for various reasons including those in search of dignified material conditions, along with those fleeing political violence, persecution and in the case of Mayan communities, state sponsored genocide.”…”

https://news.ucsb.edu/2023/021248/meet-fellows-uc-presidents-and-chancellors-postdoctoral-fellows-begin-new-award-year?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Read%20more%20about%20the%20fellows&utm_campaign=October%2031%2C%202023

Posted in Front Page Items, Immigration, News and Information, Social Sciences

The 7th Annual US-Mexico Natural Gas Forum takes place November 13-15, in San Antonio, TX

Published November 3, 2023 | By admin

“HOUSTON —

U.S.-Mexico cross-border natural gas market decision-makers participate in key industry event to gain insight, analyze, and structure arrangements to buy, sell and transport natural gas. Hundreds of energy industry professionals convene in November to gain insight and conduct analysis of up to the minute issues facing US-Mexico cross-border natural gas markets. The 7th Annual US-Mexico Natural Gas Forum takes place November 13-15, in San Antonio, TX. This is the industry’s premier gathering for natural gas industry professionals, which is much more than simply a conference with participants routinely negotiating transactions during the event. Dedicated networking time is incorporated into the agenda to ensure participants are able to engage with other key stakeholders. The Program for this year’s event includes all the critical issues faced by stakeholders in this dynamic market. Agenda highlights include:…”

https://www.utilitydive.com/press-release/20231101-the-7th-annual-us-mexico-natural-gas-forum-takes-place-november-13-15-in-s/

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

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Published October 30, 2023 | By admin

“Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science holds nation’s first, all-Native American/Indigenous session focused on mathematics.

We’re investing in the current and future workforce. We want to help lead change at the highest level.”

— Juan Amador, FASAE, CAE, SACNAS Executive Director

PORTLAND, OR, USA, October 28, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science) will continue its National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference at Oregon’s Portland Convention Center on Saturday. Friday’s highlights included the nation’s first-ever all-Native American/Indigenous session focused on mathematics, Indigenous Perspectives in…”

https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/664710024/native-american-hispanic-students-professionals-shine-sacnas-2023-national-diversity-in-stem-conference-2023ndistem

Posted in Education, Front Page Items, News and Information, Science, Uncategorized

San Antonio event discusses the barriers preventing Latinos from buying homes

Published October 28, 2023 | By admin

“SAN ANTONIO — City of San Antonio leaders are working with federal partners to address housing barriers, particularly as it pertains to the Latino community.

According to research by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, only half of Hispanic households are homeowners in the U.S. On Thursday, Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) hosted the housing forum to discuss the factors why…”

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/latino-housing-obstacles-san-antonio-texas/273-ca99e69f-f468-445f-81ab-059bf8d62d83

Posted in Business, Economics, Front Page Items, Law, News and Information, Political Science, Social Sciences

How Can Family Affect Diabetes Management in Mexican American Adults?

Published October 27, 2023 | By admin

“Interviews with Mexican American adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) revealed that most feel supported by their family regarding their diabetes management in general, but many still desired more familial social support and support around dietary changes, feeling that their family members don’t understand what it means to live with diabetes.

Additionally, focus groups that included both Mexican American adults with T2D and their relatives showed that most family members want to learn more about how to help their relatives manage their diabetes, while also acknowledging how cultural norms can affect their relatives’ well-being…”

https://www.ajmc.com/view/how-can-family-affect-diabetes-management-mexican-american-adults

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From the archives: UCSB Library showcases community art collection

Published October 25, 2023 | By admin

“An exhibit of groundbreaking prints dating back to the inception of California’s Chicano Civil Rights Movement opens on Oct. 25 at UC Santa Barbara Library.

The event, “Cultura Cura: 50 Years of Self Help Graphics in East LA,” highlights the library’s Special Research Collections extensive archive of art, records and related ephemera from Self Help Graphics & Art (SHG), an intergenerational Los Angeles-based nonprofit that has been facilitating and promoting printmaking and other art media by Chicano/a, Latinx and other BIPOC artists since 1970. SHG was founded by artists Carlos Bueno, Antonio Ibañez, Frank Hernandez and Sister Karen Boccalero…”

https://news.ucsb.edu/2023/021242/archives-ucsb-library-showcases-community-art-collection?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Self%20Help%20Graphics%20and%20Chicano%20civil%20rights%20art%20on%20view%20at%20the%20library&utm_campaign=October%2024%2C%202023

 

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“…And would it have been worth it, after all,
Would it have been worth while,
After the sunsets and the dooryards and the sprinkled streets,
After the novels, after the teacups, after the skirts that trail along the floor—
And this, and so much more?—
It is impossible to say just what I mean!
But as if a magic lantern threw the nerves in patterns on a screen:
Would it have been worth while…”

T.S. Eliot
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

Mexican American Proarchive Annual Report for 2022

The American Community Survey is an annual survey administered by the federal government to help local officials and community leaders and businesses understand the changes that take place in their communities. It includes percentages of our population’s graduate school attainment and the employment of Mexican Americans in various occupations.  These important factors influence the allocation of federal resources. Mexican American Proarchives uses the data provided by the American Community Survey to better understand how Mexican Americans compare to the general population.

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