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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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Nevada Gov. Sandoval signs bill allowing Dreamers to get teaching licenses

Published May 17, 2015 | By admin

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) – Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill Wednesday that would make it easier for immigrants with temporary legal status to get a Nevada teaching license, saying it would help meet the needs of a “new Nevada.”
Among the people who flanked the Republican governor as he signed AB27 was Uriel Garcia, a 22-year-old Nevada State College student and recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program who was previously denied a license. He said he plans to re-apply as soon as possible to get started on his student teaching and move toward his goal of teaching 2nd grade English language learners…
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Rise In Latino, Black High School Grad Rates Boosts National Numbers

Published May 15, 2015 | By admin

National graduation rates reached a record high of 81.4 percent in 2013, in part due to the increase of graduation rates among minority and low-income students.
Over the last decade, 1.8 million additional students have graduated from high school, according to a report released by America’s Promise Alliance, Civic Enterprises, Everyone Graduates Center, and the Alliance for Excellent Education.
GradNation, a campaign by America’s Promise Alliance, was launched in 2010 to focus individuals, organizations and communities on decreasing dropout rates. They adopted a goal of raising the national average on-time high school graduation rate to 90 percent by 2020…
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SF State awarded $17 million by NIH to enhance workforce diversity in biomedical research

Published May 14, 2015 | By admin

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22, 2014 — San Francisco State University has been awarded $17.04 million to address issues of workforce diversity in biomedical research, the National Institutes of Health announced today.
The effort is called SF BUILD, which stands for Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity. Professors in biology, chemistry/biochemistry, psychology, geography & environment, and other fields at SF State working on the project are seeking to upend the presuppositions about members of minority communities — that they may not have the aptitude or the background to excel in the sciences. “We are funded to prime institutional transformation,” said Professor of Biology Leticia Márquez-Magaña, the principal investigator for SF BUILD. “Let’s fix the institution, instead of fixing the students and not recognizing their assets.”…
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Posted in Education, Front Page Items, Health, News and Information, Science

Mayor Nelda Martinez, Woman of Distinction

Published May 13, 2015 | By admin

Corpus Christi Mayor Nelda Martinez was honored by the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce at the 4th annual Women of Distinction Awards in Austin.
Mayor Martinez was one of 12 Latinas from across the state that was recognized for their professional accomplishments, community contributions, and leadership. “I am humbled and honored to receive this recognition from such a prestigious state organization as The Texas Association of Mexican American…
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Two Latino Activists Divided by Years, Joined By Their Cause

Published May 10, 2015 | By admin

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — They sat on opposite ends of the room and didn’t know each other. One is considered the old guard, while the other is the fresh young face. One is Puerto Rican and Dominican, born in New York; the other is Mexican American, born in the U.S. but raised in Mexico. One works on the West Coast, the other the East Coast…
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Posted in Education, Front Page Items, Political Science, Social Sciences

Carolina Herrera: A Woman’s Experience During The 1910 Mexican Revolution

Published May 9, 2015 | By admin



Price: $.99
File Size: 49 KB
Publisher: Humberto (Tito) Gutierrez (October 15, 2005 – Revised: December 9, 2012)

This is a biographical sketch of Carolina Herrera, a Mexican American woman who grew up during the deadliest social and political upheaval in Latin American history. Mrs. Herrera gives a unique perspective of being raised in two different cultures in the midst of the Mexican Revolution and all the social and economic reforms that followed.

Written by her son, Humberto Gutierrez, this biography intertwines Mrs. Herrera’s memories with historical details. Mr. Gutierrez creates a sense of the atmosphere and life of his mother during one of the most significant events in the 20th century.

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Why aren’t more Latinos going to UC, CSU schools?

Published May 6, 2015 | By admin

By Fidel A. Vargas
For those of us working to empower Latino families and help young people attain the American dream through higher education, there is cause to celebrate: The high school dropout rate among Latinos declined by about half between 2000 and 2012. More Latino high school graduates are going to college than ever before; 19 percent of all university students in the United States are Latinos.
While this surge of college-bound Latino students is encouraging, some troubling patterns persist. Latinos are less likely than non-Hispanic whites to attend a four-year university and to graduate from college…

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Chicano Batman on Selena, Touring with Jack White, and the Politics of Bringing Cumbia to Coachella

Published May 5, 2015 | By admin

With lyrics in English, Spanish and sometimes Portuguese, L.A. quartet Chicano Batman has a sound that is hyper-local but also global in a very deep way. Their laid-back tunes mix well with sun and summer, but underneath the surface lies a deeper dimension of sly pop culture references, unapologetic Latin pride, and the thoughtful exploration of popular music’s all pervasive black roots…
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Hispanic Media: Fact Sheet

Published May 1, 2015 | By admin

At 54 million in 2013, Hispanics account for 17% of the U.S. population and are responsible for half the nation’s growth between 2000 and 2012. Much of this growth since 2000 has come from the births of Hispanics in the U.S. rather than the arrival of new immigrants. As a result, English use among Hispanic adults is on the rise. Today, about six-in-ten U.S. adult Hispanics (62%) speak English or are bilingual…
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Posted in Front Page Items, Journalism, News and Information

Essay: Latino Today, But What About Tomorrow?

Published April 30, 2015 | By admin

CHICAGO – There are two kinds of Hispanics in this country.
Those who are Latino only by others’ definitions of them, who have unique identities of their own tied to either their parents’ home country or their own experience of growing up in a specific region of America. They probably identify more with their personal areas of interest – foodie, Catholic, parent, marathoner, IT professional, knitter – than they do with an overt statement of their heritage…
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History Professors New Book Shows Power of Hispanic Politics on New Mexico’s History

Published April 29, 2015 | By admin

For nearly 50 years, one man dominated the political scene of Hispanics, Anglos and American Indians in northern New Mexico: Emilio Naranjo. This new book explores the controversial political figure, who some refer to as a self-serving, corrupt boss and others hail as a folk hero, convincing a generation of northern New Mexico residents to use the power of the ballot box. Conflict swirled around this powerful Democrat, reaching his highest power in the 1960s and ’70s when he was sheriff in Rio Arriba County…
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Tejanos in College: How Texas Born Mexican-American Students Navigate Ethnoracial Identity i al I de n t it y

Published April 28, 2015 | By admin

… often called it a tostada. Another way that I felt different from my Mexican-American Page 14.
4 … My Tejano identity formation was as a young professional who had the opportunity to reflect …
My conversations had all been with graduate students and professionals. Page 15. 5 …
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Posted in Education, Front Page Items, Psychology, Social Sciences

Photo Flash: Milagro Presents the Portland Premiere of AMERICAN NIGHT: THE BALLAD OF JUAN JOSE

Published April 27, 2015 | By admin

Milagro is thrilled to present the Portland premiere of American Night: The Ballad of Juan José. The wild odyssey of American Night: The Ballad of Juan José by the acclaimed Latino actor, writer and filmmaker Richard Montoya, member of the comedy troupe Culture Clash, features a multi-talented and diverse cast of ten actors all under the visionary directing style of the award-wining Elizabeth Huffman (Oedipus el Rey, Mary Stuart), wrapping up Milagro”s 31st season of premieres. Check out photos of the show below!
History is made every day by all members of society, but not all of it is recorded in the history books. In American Night: The Ballad of Juan José, Montoya successfully mixes diverse elements, events and public figures that have shaped American history to create a kaleidoscopic, moving tapestry of America”s journey. 0As a theatre company engaged in risk-taking and cultural awareness, Milagro”s selection of this bold and relevant production was not only natural, but perfectly timely: recent social and political events have brought to light painful truths and uncomfortable conversations rooted in the history of the country, whether that history is true or not..
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How class background affects Mexican Americans’ experiences of subtle racism in the white-collar workplace

Published April 25, 2015 | By admin

Abstract
This research examines three questions. First and most broadly, how are professional Mexican Americans received in white-collar workplaces? Second, do their professional accomplishments buffer them from subtle racism? If not, what are the strategies they employ to manage subtle racism while at work? Finally, do experiences of subtle racism vary depending on whether one grows up poor or middle class? Based on 59 in-depth interviews with 1.5 and second-generation Mexican American professionals, results show those from poor backgrounds report more persistent experiences with subtle racism and they employ specific strategies to manage. This research adds to the literature by examining whether and to what extent class background heightens or minimizes Mexican Americans’ experiences of interpersonal racism in the white-collar workplace. This research also addresses larger debates and theories about whether boundaries between Mexican Americans and whites remain salient once Mexican Americans enter the middle class…
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UCLA professor brings Chicana/o, Latina/o culture to Hill residents

Published April 23, 2015 | By admin

On the Day of the Dead each year, Charlene Villaseñor Black goes to the cemetery with her family to reconnect with her ancestors. She then goes to the Hill to see through the Day of the Dead celebration, watching participants and guests create altars in honor of friends and family who have died.
Residents of Sproul Hall wave and smile back at Black each day as she walks past the dorm rooms on the second-floor Chican@/Latin@ Studies theme community, which she brought to Sproul Hall five years ago when she was a faculty-in-residence there…
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Am I Mexican? American? Or Both?

Published April 22, 2015 | By admin

“You’re not Mexican enough” is a phrase I have heard one too many times growing up in a predominately white area. Both my parents migrated to the U.S. when they were eighteen and since then have worked extremely hard to give my sisters and me a very comfortable life, yet I have received backlash for it. Now, correct me if I’m wrong, but I have heard that the whole point of migrating to the U.S. for many people is to better one’s life and be successful and to live out the “American dream?” America insists that immigrants assimilate into American culture but when we actually do, phrases like “white-washed” or “coconut” are used and honestly it is quite insulting…
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Univision’s Jorge Ramos Joins Hannity In Misrepresenting The Latino Vote

Published April 21, 2015 | By admin

Both Fox’s Sean Hannity and Univision host Jorge Ramos misrepresented the Latino vote by suggesting that if it weren’t for the issue of immigration, Hispanics would favor conservative candidates. But not only do Latino voters prioritize multiple issues in addition to immigration, on those issues they are far more likely to support progressive reforms than Ramos and Hannity suggested…
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Useful links to obtain more information about Mexican American Professionals

GENERAL INFORMATION

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National Science Foundation

U.S Census Bureau

Good Outline About Mexican Americans [Wikipedia]

Mexican American Professionals [Wikipedia]

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Engineers and Scientists

www.maes-natl.org

web.mit.edu

Lawyers

www.mabaattorneys.com

Physicians

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Teachers

www.amae.org

Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

Mexican American Business & Professional Association (on Facebook)

Mexican American Latino Faculty Association – Texas A&M University

Mexican American Vintners Association

Poem

“…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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