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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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Mexican American Vintners Association Enters Retail Scene with Whole Foods Market Partnership

Published July 25, 2014 | By admin

Napa, CA (PRWEB) July 24, 2014
In an effort to educate California wine lovers about the variety and quality of wines made by Mexican-American winemakers in the region, the Mexican American Vintners Association (MAVA) is breaking into retail. During the months of August and September, Whole Foods Market’s Northern California and Reno stores will highlight wines crafted by select MAVA members. Never before has a retailer of any size focused specifically on wines produced by Mexican-American vintners…
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Posted in Food & Nutrition, Front Page Items, News and Information

Wells Fargo Foundation donates $50,000 to improve El Soldado Mexican American Veterans Memorial

Published July 23, 2014 | By admin

SACRAMENTO – Among tall trees and nestled on a pillar stands El Soldado or as it has more recently been called, the Mexican American Veterans Memorial.
This monument to the gallant and patriotic military service of Latino/Hispanic veterans is well on its way to receiving a much needed facelift thanks to the commitment from individuals and organizations alike.
The Wells Fargo Foundation is the latest such organization to demonstrate its commitment, not just to veterans and their families, but also to the monuments that showcase their patriotic service.
“On behalf of all veterans, but especially Latino/Hispanic veterans, we are proud to accept this $50,000 donation from the Wells Fargo Foundation,” said Peter J. Gravett, CalVet secretary. “This donation allows us to take a giant step forward in our quest to beautify and enhance El Soldado.”
California is home to approximately 1.8 million veterans of which nearly 272,000 are Hispanic/Latino. El Soldado/the Mexican American Veterans Memorial serves as a testament to the service and contributions of these Hispanic/Latino veterans…
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Posted in Front Page Items, History, Military

Hispanic college enrollment up, but not by enough

Published July 22, 2014 | By admin

Recent data show that nationwide Hispanic or Latino and Chicano college admissions are on the rise, with Hispanic figures now outpacing white enrollment at some schools. But Hispanic education experts say the numbers are not high enough.
Patricia Gandara, research professor and co-director of The Civil Rights Project at UCLA, and and commissioner with the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics calls the numbers have improved, but they are still “disastrous.”…
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Posted in Education, Front Page Items

Manhattan College History Professor Julie Leininger Pycior Publishes Book on Mexican-American Activism

Published July 21, 2014 | By admin

Historian Julie Leininger Pycior, Ph.D., professor of history at Manhattan College, recently published her newest book, “Democratic Renewal and the Mutual Aid Legacy of US Mexicans.” Pycior’s latest book traces the historic mutual aid organizing of Mexican-Americans, from its early origins after the Mexican-American War to its present day impact on important policy issues such as immigration…
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Posted in Front Page Items, History

Salma Hayek surprises fans with singing and dancing in Sofia

Published July 19, 2014 | By admin

. Mexican-American film actress, director and producer
. Breakthrough role was in 2002 film “Frida” as Frida Kahlo
. Starred in “Grown Ups” and “Grown Ups 2”
Mexican-American actress/film producer Salma Hayek has a huge fan following in North America and Mexico because of her beauty, acting and outgoing personality and these traits have once again come to the forefront and brought her more fans in Bulgaria…
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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Front Page Items

Exploring the Role of Community Cultural Wealth in Graduate School Access and Persistence for Mexican American PhDs

Published July 17, 2014 | By admin

MM Espino – American Journal of Education, 2014
… Exploring the Role of Community Cultural Wealth in Graduate School Access and Persistence for
Mexican American PhDs. Michelle M. Espino. … Exploring the Role of Community Cultural Wealth
in Graduate School Access and Persistence for Mexican American PhDs. …
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Posted in Education, Front Page Items

In Defense of My People: Alonso S. Perales and the Development of Mexican-American Public Intellectuals ed. by Michael A. Olivas (review)

Published July 16, 2014 | By admin

JR Buriel – Southwestern Historical Quarterly, 2014
… Perales’s professional work on behalf of Mexican Americans entailed legal practice on social
justice cases involving equality in employment … Mario T. García calls in Mexican Americans:
Leadership, Ideol- ogy, and Identity, 1930–1960, “The Mexican-American Generation” (1989 …
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Posted in Front Page Items, History, Law

Breast Cancer Cause Beliefs Chinese, Korean, and Mexican American Breast Cancer Survivors

Published July 15, 2014 | By admin

P Gonzalez, JW Lim, M Wang-Letzkus, KF Flores… – Western Journal of Nursing …, 2014
… Focus groups with Chinese (n = 21), Korean (n = 11), and Mexican American (n = 9) BCS recruited
through community- and hospital-based … experience may influence a survivor’s interpretation and
response to the breast cancer diagnosis, so that health professionals, in turn …
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Posted in Front Page Items, Health, Nursing

My Career Veered Off Course On purpose: Melissa’s #LaunchLikeABoss Story

Published July 12, 2014 | By admin

Melissa is part of a classic American immigrant tale.

Her Mexican-American parents raised her with a strong ethic of hard work and community. She prioritized her education to become a first-generation college graduate, and she made it all the way to law school before taking on the kind of corporate desk job her parents always dreamed for her. Melissa was not going to have to work with her hands…
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Diversity in the Workplace: NPR’s Latino Employees, Audience Statistics Below US Population Average

Published July 3, 2014 | By admin

National Public Radio’s employee ethnicity rate is nearly identical to their listenership statistics. NPR Ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos disclosed the company’s ethnicity data following criticism of the cancellation of its diversity-focused talk show “Tell Me More.”

“I agree that cancellation of the journalistically excellent seven-year old show is sorrowful, and I don’t think I am talking out of school when I say that this seems to be a feeling shared up and down the NPR hierarchy,” Schumacher-Matos wrote. “The reasons for the closure, as Chief Content Officer Kinsey Wilson has made clear in a number of public statements, are that the show had a relatively small audience, lost money and is a victim of shifting strategies to keep up with changing times.”…
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Included in Communication Learning Climates That Cultivate Racial and Ethnic Diversity

Published July 2, 2014 | By admin

OI Davis, JM Martinez, TK Nakayama – … : Learning Climates That Cultivate Racial and … – ERIC
16 days ago – … As an African American, a Mexican American, and an Asian American who teach
and conduct research in performance studies, inter- cultural communication, and rhetoric,
respectively, we bring an array of differ- ences together in our professional lives at Arizona State …
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Posted in EDUCATIONAL NEWS FROM MEXICO, Front Page Items, News and Information, Social Sciences

Latino scholar gifts books to S.A. Central Library’s Latino Collection

Published June 25, 2014 | By admin

The San Antonio Public Library, its foundation and the Latino Leadership for the Library Committee celebrated art historian Tomás Ybarra y Frausto Tuesday for a donation of hundreds of Latino literature books, accumulated over a long career as a scholar and Latino arts and cultural historian.
The works will go into the Central Library’s Latino Collection on the sixth floor. His gift was a timely one, as the space is being renovated with new branding and furniture. The project will be completed this fall…
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Posted in Education, Front Page Items, News and Information

Students take pride in their heritage by showing #WhatLatinosLookLike

Published June 24, 2014 | By admin

The Latino community wants the world to know #WhatLatinosLookLike.
When The New York Times reported “more Hispanics are declaring themselves white,” Latinos took to Twitter and Instagram to highlight the diversity of their community. Using the hashtag #WhatLatinosLookLike, Latinos posted pictures of themselves to refute the claim…
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Posted in Front Page Items, News and Information, Social Sciences

3 Big Latino stars headed to the Walk of Fame

Published June 22, 2014 | By admin

Their hard-working trajectory has made them some of the most successful Latinos in the entertainment business. That’s why three big Hispanic stars are headed to California’s popular tourist destination in Hollywood boulevard and Vine street to be honored with their very own star in the Walk of Fame.
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has announced the “Class of 2015 Star Honorees,” which include three very much-loved artists of our own.
SEE ALSO: Stars of ‘Rio 2′ fly to Miami’s Walk of Fame
Next year, Colombian actress Sofia Vergara, Cuban-American rapper Pitbull and Mexican comedian Eugenio Derbez will inaugurate their own permanent public monuments for their achievement in the biz…
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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Front Page Items, News and Information

Yahoo Diversity Figures Show Lack of Blacks, Hispanics

Published June 21, 2014 | By admin

Yahoo has released information on the diversity of its workforce, and like Google it has a lot of room for improvement.
Last month, Google revealed that only 2% of its workforce was Black, 3% Hispanic and women only 30%.
Yahoo has followed suit by publishing its workforce diversity figures, and they are along the same lines. Women make up 37% of the overall workforce, with blacks representing 2% and Hispanics 4%.
In leadership positions at Yahoo (defined as VP and above), the story is even more lopsided. 77% of those posts are held by men, 2% are held by Hispanics and only 1% by Blacks…

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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Front Page Items, General M-A Professional News, Management, News and Information, Social Sciences

Arthur J. Ochoa Receives Mexican American Bar Foundation Professional Achievement Award

Published June 19, 2014 | By admin

Newswise — LOS ANGELES (June 17, 2014) – The Mexican American Bar Foundation named Arthur J. Ochoa, Cedars-Sinai’s senior vice president of Community Relations and Development, the 2014 recipient of the legal organization’s Professional Achievement Award. The award was presented at the Mexican American Bar Foundation’s Annual Scholarship and Awards Gala June 14 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles…
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Top 10 Chicano Films for M.A.S.

Published June 18, 2014 | By admin

Mexican American Studies (MAS) is spreading like wildfire in Texas.

By the time you read this, Texas will have the most schools teaching MAS in the nation-and growing.

On that note, we’re fine-tuning the MAS Texas Took Kit to help any K-12 teacher to incorporate Mexican American Studies. This can range from implementing an entire curriculum to using one lesson plan for a particular unit or obvious time of year such as Hispanic Heritage Month…
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Useful links to obtain more information about Mexican American Professionals

GENERAL INFORMATION

Andanzas al Web Latino

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

mexican-american-hispanic-physicians-association

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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