Mexican American Pro Archives

Mexican-American artist Angelica Contreras uses her artwork to explore identity, culture, and social justice

Published May 18, 2023 | By admin

“One of the most pronounced differences between Southern California and Wisconsin are the winters, and for Angelica Contreras six years ago, that was what welcomed her to Madison. Although Contreras moved from Los Angeles, she grew up in Guadalajara, Jalisco in Mexico. After earning a bachelor’s degree in art and a master’s degree in art education, Contreras moved back to the United States and eventually ended up in Madison where she was able to connect with a community of artists…”

https://madison365.com/latinx-artist-angelica-contreras-uses-her-art-work-to-explore-identity-tradition-social-justice/

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

The Autocrat Next Door

Published May 16, 2023 | By admin

“…Mexico’s erratic and authoritarian president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, is scheming to end the country’s quarter-century commitment to multiparty liberal democracy. He is subverting the institutions that have upheld Mexico’s democratic achievement—above all, the country’s admired and independent elections system. On López Obrador’s present trajectory, the Mexican federal elections scheduled for the summer of 2024 may be less than free and far from fair…”

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/mexico-democracy-autocrat-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador/673137/

Posted in Front Page Items, News and Information, Politics

Mexican American to Graduate USM with the Highest Honors

Published May 15, 2023 | By admin

“Meet Cheyla Muñoz Ramos, a Mexican American student who served as the Presidential Standard Bearer at The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) Spring 2023 Commencement. Standard bearer is considered the highest honor bestowed upon a student during Commencement, as the selection is based on academic achievement, leadership, and campus involvement. Ramos finished with the highest grade point average of all USM graduation candidates.

Munoz graduated with a double major in International Studies and French through USM’s Honors College. Originally born in Minnesota to Mexican American parents, she spent most of her childhood and high school years in Veracruz, Mexico. She moved to the U.S. about seven years ago to attend high school in Pelahatchie, Miss…”

https://www.usm.edu/news/2023/release/cheyla-munoz-ramos.php

Posted in Education, EDUCATIONAL NEWS FROM MEXICO, Front Page Items, News and Information, Women

Black American entrepreneurs develop their dreams in Mexico

Published May 13, 2023 | By admin

“…Tiara Darnell’s Blaxicocina restaurant in Mexico City is a “classic” immigrant business, deeply tied to being both Black and physically in Mexico. Her previous entrepreneurial experience included goat milk products and wine, but Blaxicocina’s inspiration is the home-cooked soul food of her Washington, D.C.-based family. The business began last year with cooking events at Darnell’s apartment, but once she was cramming 70 people at a time, she decided to take it to the next level…”

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/community/black-american-entrepreneurs-develop-dreams-in-mexico/

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

Graduating Electrical and Computer Engineering Major Receives the USC Viterbi Community Impact Award

Published May 9, 2023 | By admin

“…Now, Rodriguez, an electrical and computer engineering major in the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is being recognized for his community-driven leadership. He’s the 2023 recipient of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering Community Impact Award, which recognizes the student who has provided the highest quality service to the Viterbi School and gone above and beyond their area of responsibility within a student organization…”

https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2023/05/graduating-electrical-and-computer-engineering-major-receives-the-usc-viterbi-community-impact-award/

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

Turning to Mexico in gaining market share

Published May 5, 2023 | By admin

“…Naysayers and skeptics immediately emerged, he recalled. “Unfortunately, there are still misconceptions – Mexico is a third world country; Mexico is too dangerous; Mexico is violent,” he said, mimicking some of the more prominent critiques of his launch. “People thought I was crazy, insane, lunatic,” he said. Skeptics were misinformed about Mexico, Guzzo said, viewing it as a violent country although violence is largely limited to certain regions. He suggested the US has its fair share of violence: “I live in LA,” he added. “I know all about violence.”

His own views on doing business in Mexico have evolved, he noted. “When I started to look into Mexico, I took an investment approach rather than a mortgage approach,” he said, noting he manages a group of more than 30 loan officers although he personally is not licensed to originate loans. “Then I took the mortgage approach and was looking at the numbers.”…”

https://www.mpamag.com/us/mortgage-industry/industry-trends/turning-to-mexico-in-gaining-market-share/445046

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

Cinco de Mayo’s surprise victory affected both Mexican, US history

Published May 4, 2023 | By admin

“A recent poll conducted in the United States by Mexican avocado exporters showed that only 22% of Americans know the true history of Cinco de Mayo. For Mexican Americans, it is a day to celebrate their Mexican heritage. For those who aren’t Mexican — and who often mistakenly think it is Mexico’s Independence Day — it’s a day to imbibe tequila and indulge in guacamole and chips.

But May 5, 1862, had a profound impact on the history of both Mexico and the United States. Cinco de Mayo is a commemoration of the Mexican victory over the French in the 1862 Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War…”

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/cinco-de-mayo-changed-mexican-and-us-history/

Posted in Front Page Items, History, News and Information

Student Mariah Hernandez spotlights strong Latina characters in directorial debut

Published May 3, 2023 | By admin

“Mariah Hernandez is embracing unconventional forms of self-love in her upcoming film, “Self-Love, Mija!”

The fourth-year English student and member of UCLA’s Latine Film and Theatre Association made her film directorial debut exploring young womanhood and the significance of friendship in one’s healing journey, Hernandez said. Entering UCLA without prior film experience, Hernandez said LFTA presented her with the opportunity to delve into an art form she had been interested in but never explored. Beginning primarily as a writer, she said LFTA provided her with the encouragement she needed to challenge herself in a larger, directorial role…”

https://dailybruin.com/2023/05/01/student-mariah-hernandez-spotlights-strong-latina-characters-in-directorial-debut

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

Biden administration sending 1,500 more soldiers to Mexico border

Published May 2, 2023 | By admin

“…The troops could arrive by May 10, a Pentagon spokesman told reporters.

The soldiers will perform “non-law enforcement duties” such as data entry and warehouse support, DHS said in an earlier statement, attributing the new deployment to an “anticipated increase in migration” at the southwest US border…”

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/2/us-plans-to-send-1500-soldiers-to-mexico-border

Posted in Front Page Items, Immigration, Management, Military, News and Information, police

UCLA releases part 1 of 2023 Hollywood Diversity Report

Published May 1, 2023 | By admin

“Conducted by UCLA faculty and students, the 2023 Hollywood Diversity Report, Part One: Film is the 10th report in an annual series analyzing the degree to which underrepresented groups were involved in front of and behind the camera in 2022. Researchers primarily tracked the following identities of individuals working in Hollywood’s top films: race and ethnicity, gender, and disability status. Overall, both on- and off-screen diversity has improved in some ways and remained the same in others, said Michael Tran, a doctoral candidate in sociology and co-author of the report…”

https://socialsciences.ucla.edu/hollywood-diversity-report-2023/

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

Prospanica Philadelphia elects Maria Cristina Rios as its new board president

Published April 30, 2023 | By admin

Maria Cristina Rios is the new Board President of Prospanica Philadelphia.

Prospanica Philadelphia is a professional development organization whose mission is to empower and enable Hispanic professionals to achieve their full educational, economic, and social potential. Th

roughout her professional career, Rios has consistently demonstrated ways of reaching her own potential, as she has established herself as a recognized marketing leader. Her specialization includes retail and both multicultural and event marketing.

https://aldianews.com/en/leadership/advocacy/prospanica-phls-new-prez

Posted in Business, Front Page Items, Management, Marketing, News and Information, Uncategorized, Women

Mexico , Brazil and Argentina News US firm Avaya ramps up nearshoring in Mexico, Argentina

Published April 29, 2023 | By admin

“US customer experience and contact center company Avaya plans to expand its specialized workforce in Mexico and Argentina this year to strengthen its nearshoring capabilities, Galib Karim, senior global VP for Latin America, told BNamericas.

In the past two months, Avaya opened around 150 positions in these countries. It could surpass the mark of 1,000 professionals providing services to other geographies from the region within 18 months, according to Karim.

Avaya has around 9,000 customers using its products in Latin America, mostly small and mid-sized enterprises, and around 800 direct employees. The go-to-market, including sales and installation, is mainly handled by distributors, channels and resellers…”

https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/us-firm-avaya-ramps-up-nearshoring-in-mexico-argentina

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

Mexico’s treatment of migrants raises concern ahead of U.S. policy shift

Published April 28, 2023 | By admin

“MEXICO CITY, April 25 (Reuters) – An impending change in U.S. border policy could put increased pressure on Mexico’s migrant detention system and lead to more reports of rights violations, migrant advocates have warned, in the wake of a fire that killed 40 people…”

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexicos-treatment-migrants-raises-concern-ahead-us-policy-shift-2023-04-25/

Posted in Front Page Items, Immigration, News and Information

To lionize his Long Beach barrio, Christopher Suarez turns to clay

Published April 27, 2023 | By admin

“A darling of our anthropologic past, pottery has been embedded in culture for thousands of years, leading to great insights about different communities of people and how they lived their lives. Today clay is only one of many available materials, and for most everyday uses, it isn’t the most practical option. But in a new exhibition at UC Santa Barbara’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum (AD&A), artist Christopher Suarez

is using clay to record the everyday spaces of his Long Beach barrio.

“I was looking at Indigenous pottery and thinking about how those cultures would use clay and ceramics in their daily lives, whether functional or religious … and how clay can serve as a recorder of time and place,” said Suarez, a Los Angeles-based sculptor, in a public talk presented by the museum. “I want to work in that same manner, putting my values in my work — mine, my family’s and my community’s

https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2023/020983/lionize-his-long-beach-barrio-christopher-suarez-turns-clay

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

School of Management receives $3M grant for programs for underserved students

Published April 26, 2023 | By admin

“…Mary Odell, chair of the Riordan Foundation, said the programs at Anderson were created with the purpose of providing a pool of qualified candidates from underserved communities with skills to enter the business world. Roxanne Mendez, the executive director of the Riordan Programs, said in an emailed statement that the funds will be used to continue that legacy…”

https://dailybruin.com/2023/04/23/school-of-management-receives-3m-grant-for-programs-for-underserved-students

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

How Tajin Expands its Marketing Beyond its Mexican American Core Consumer

Published April 25, 2023 | By admin

“Tajin, the Mexican company that produces several varieties of condiments consisting predominantly of chili peppers, lime and salt, entered the U.S. market in 1993. It has since obtained a considerable following among Mexican Americans. The brand also targets the overall U.S. population transcending cultural and linguistic boundaries. Portada interviewed Luis Alfaro, Brand Leader at Tajin USA…”

https://www.portada-online.com/latest-news/how-tajin-expands-its-marketing-beyond-its-mexican-american-core-consumer/

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

Mexican doctor wins 2023 Carlos Slim Health Award

Published April 24, 2023 | By admin

“…Dr. José Alejandro Madrigal Fernández is a physician at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Thereafter, he studied the specialty and the doctorate at the universities of Harvard, London and Stanford. His research focuses on immunotherapy and stem cell transplantation

Dr. Madrigal’s leadership led him to pioneer the establishment of donor registries and umbilical cord banks around the world. He was the founder and scientific director of the Anthony Nolan Cellular Therapy Center. His leadership led him to chair the European Transplant Society. Besides. He was Vice-Chancellor for Latin America at University College London.

His research has resulted in the publication of over 500 articles in the world’s most prestigious journals, including Nature, Nature Genetics and The Lancet. He is currently conducting research on cell therapy against different types of cancer…”

https://worldnationnews.com/mexican-doctor-wins-2023-carlos-slim-health-award/

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

Waxing and Waning Relations Between the Jewish and Mexican-American Communities in Los Angeles

Published April 23, 2023 | By admin

“…Beyond Alliances contains four biographical essays in rough chronological order. Genevieve Carpio wrote the first one about Jewish attorney David C. Marcus, one of whose most important clients was the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles and whose second wife, Yrma, was a political refugee from Mexico and a devout Catholic. In 1943, he successfully defended the Bernals, a Mexican-American family whose Orange County neighbors wanted them evicted because their presence violated a racially restrictive housing covenant that stated that property should not be “used, leased, owned or occupied by any Mexicans or persons other than of the Caucasian race.” Five years before the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed racially restrictive covenants in Shelley v. Kraemer, Marcus was able to persuade the court that there was no such thing as a “Mexican race,” and that therefore the restriction was (in words that sounded like television’s Perry Mason objecting to D.A. Hamilton Berger’s question) “incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial.” Marcus noted that the status of Mexicans as Caucasians had permitted him to marry Yrma, notwithstanding California’s laws that at that time had prohibited miscegenation. Furthermore, the restrictions went contrary to President Franklin Roosevelt’s “Good Neighbor Policy” with Latin America, which was part of the nation’s wartime defense fabric. The judge ruled in favor of the Bernals…”

https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2023/04/20/waxing-and-waning-relations-between-the-jewish-and-mexican-american-communities-in-los-angeles/

Posted in Front Page Items, History, Law, News and Information, Women

The second edition of the Mexican-American Film and Television Festival was launched

Published April 21, 2023 | By admin

“More than 130 Chicano/Mexican American filmmakers from the United States were encouraged to submit their films, shorts, documentaries and television projects, stories that speak about identity, high school angst, love, animation, relationships, immigration, marriage, among others.

This year, the Mexican-American Cultural Education Foundation (MACEF) will continue its mission to amplify the voices of these creators through the screening and awarding of their work in person and virtually during the two-day festival…”

https://aldianews.com/en/culture/screen/honoring-chicano-cinema

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

Among U.S. Latinos, Catholicism Continues to Decline but Is Still the Largest Faith

Published April 20, 2023 | By admin

“…As of 2022, 43% of Hispanic adults identify as Catholic, down from 67% in 2010. Even so, Latinos remain about twice as likely as U.S. adults overall to identify as Catholic, and considerably less likely to be Protestant. Meanwhile, the share of Latinos who are religiously unaffiliated (describing themselves as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular”) now stands at 30%, up from 10% in 2010 and from 18% a decade ago in 2013. The share of Latinos who are religiously unaffiliated is on par with U.S. adults overall..”

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2023/04/13/among-u-s-latinos-catholicism-continues-to-decline-but-is-still-the-largest-faith/?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=7b39941c4a-Weekly_4-15-23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-7b39941c4a-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D.

Posted in Front Page Items, News and Information, Religion

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