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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MK Peek, BT Howrey, RS Ternent, LA Ray… – The Journals of Gerontology …, 2012
… Social Support, Stressors, and Frailty Among Older Mexican American Adults. … Given that the
Mexican American population is rapidly growing in the United States, it is important to determine
whether there are modifiable social factors related to frailty in this older group. Method. …
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K Espinosa de los Monteros, LC Gallo – International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2012
… were randomly recruited via targeted telephone and mail procedures from San Diego communities
with high densities of Mexican–American residents and … 3) high school diploma or equivalent,
(4) some college, (5) bachelors degree, and (6) graduate or professional degree. …
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JD Crist, F FNGNA
… move toward increased levels of well-being (ie, the elder is better able to age in place; the
caregiver can maintain a balance in his/her professional and personal life). … Crist, JD (2008). Theory
derivation and the telenovela: Facilitating Mexican-American family use of home …
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LY Flores, PO Garriott – The Oxford Handbook of Prevention in Counseling …, 2012
… their educational and career goals can prevent the underachievement and underutilization ofgirls’
talents and help girls to achieve personal and professional success. In the remainder of this chap-
ter, we focus on educational prevention programs with Mexican American girls. …
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CNN
Most Mexican-Americans I know would need a whole team of therapists to sort out their views on culture, national identity, ethnic pride and their relationship with Mother Mexico. They’re the orphans of the Southwest — too Mexican for the Americans …
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MP George – Student Pulse, 2012
… professional behavior for lack of interest or when a physician, unfamiliar with Hispanic patients,
perceives Hispanics to be superstitious, present-oriented, or uninterested in preventive exams”
(p. 487). As a result of this disconnect between doctors and their Mexican American …
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JA Vallejo
… likely of all groups to be employed in middle(service and skilled blue collar jobs) to high status
occupations (professional, technical, white collar … The Mexican American poverty rate is slightly
lower than that of African Americans, and Mexican Americans barely surpass African …
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DJ O’Meara – 2012
Page 1. Mexican American First-Generation/Low-Income Students: A Rural Community College,
TRiO Student Support Services Experience … Mexican American First-Generation/Low-Income
Students: A Rural Community College, TRiO Student Support Services Experience …
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LC Perez – 2012
… Page 5. ENGAGING MEXICAN AND MEXICAN-‐AMERICAN MOTHERS IN SCHOOLS: USING
CULTURE, ACCULTURA-‐ … She helped me find a project that would combine my passions and
interests and would help me grow as a professional and as a person. …
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D Elias McAllister – 2012
… Title of Document: MEXICAN AMERICAN FIRST- GENERATION STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS
OF SIBLINGS AND ADDITIONAL FACTORS INFLUENCING THEIR COLLEGE CHOICE PROCESS …
choice process of Mexican American first-generation students who had an older …
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S Dieterlen – Journal of Urbanism: International Research on …, 2012
… characteristics that support this idea include the very high percentages of Mexican-American/
Spanish-language businesses and institutions, their adherence to local non-Hispanic white
appearance standards, the specialized businesses and professional services, the low …
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NM Lindberg, VJ Stevens, C Elder, K Funk… – Journal of Immigrant and …, 2012
… Mexican-American women report using a wide range of CAM therapies for weight
loss. Under- standing their patterns of use will enhance cultural com- petence of health
care professionals and help address their medical needs. …
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San Francisco Chronicle
It’s obvious the bilateral relationship between Mexico and the United States is stronger than ever, but this will have impacts in both economies and cultures and a mexican Spanish school offers a competitive advantage for American professionals. Aiming …
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AT Seminary,by Marisol Solarte Erlacher
… 27 State of Colorado, adolescents 15 years or older “may consent to receive mental health service
to be rendered by a facility or a professional person” (CRS 27-10-103). … All participants fit the
previously given criteria for second generation Mexican American. …
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EP Haltiwanger – Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 2012
… Complicating matters is the fact that health professionals may not feel comfortable
dealing with the psychosocial issues. … (2007) found that levels of distress were higher
than clinical depression in Mexican-American adults age 18–65.
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C Acosta… – Education for Liberation, 2012
… The Mexican American Student Services Team offers professional development meetings
throughout the school year; the Mexican American Student Services Summer Institute is a
four-day conference that provides Chicana/o studies-based lessons and units to implement at …
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R Donato… – Harvard Educational Review, 2012
… It carefully circumvented the issue of race and allowed the school district to segregate Mexican
American children based on their purported educational needs. The Salvatierra decision found
a way to dismiss race and defer to local educational professionals and their …
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David M. Ramirez, since 2010, is of Counsel with the Sacramento bankruptcy law firm of Anthony Hughes, LLC. He earned his Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Jurisprudence degrees at Stanford University. He has had two successful careers. His current work builds on his first career as a dedicated legal professional with more than twenty years of legal experience, including more than 30 jury trials, over 100 bench trials, as well as significant appellate experience and administrative law experience [Published opinion in De La Cuesta vs. Fidelity Federal Savings and Loan Assoc, (1981) 121 Cal. App. 3d 328 (175 Cal.Rptr. 467)]. He has litigated more than 20 administrative proceedings, including professional licensee hearings, one of which lasted more than 40 court days. He is highly skilled at dealing with diverse client and witness populations. As a team member, he is willing to go the extra mile to accomplish the mission set for the team. When in a leadership role, his leadership style is to take care of the team while the team takes care of the mission.
Prior to joining the Hughes firm, David M. Ramirez also had an encore career in educational management. He recently retired from the California educational system after having served as a teacher and administrator in some of the nations toughest inner city schools, Oakland Military Institute, and Calvin Simmons Middle School. He has contributed to the Mexican American Community by his work on the admissions committee for Oakland Military Institute where he promoted the admission of many Mexican American cadets and by his service as Vice Principal at Calvin Simmons Middle School, which was the only Oakland Middle school in 2005 which had a majority Mexican American student population. He earned the Association of California School Administrators [ACSA] El Dorado Charter ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR for 2008-2009 ACSA and the El Dorado Charter DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD for 2008-2009.
He also served in California State Military Reserve of the California National Guard, Major, as a Staff Judge Advocate, assigned to 100 the Combat Command Support Group, in 2006-2008, and as infantry officer, California Cadet Corp 2002-04.
David M. Ramirez is the author of “Guerrilla Speech Tactics” available on Amazon.com and has dedicated half of all book proceeds to the Wounded Warriors Project.
M Shea, F Cachelin, L Uribe, RH Striegel… – Journal of Counseling & …, 2012
… Mexican American women who suffer from binge-eating-related disorders often report wanting
help for their eating problems, yet they rarely seek professional treatment because of personal
and institutional barriers (Cachelin & Striegel-Moore, 2006). …
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K Haglund, RA Belknap… – Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2012
… Clinical Scholarship. Mexican American Female Adolescents’ Perceptions of Relationships and
Dating Violence. … How to Cite. Haglund, K., Belknap, RA and Garcia, JT (2012), Mexican American
Female Adolescents’ Perceptions of Relationships and Dating Violence. …
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