Mujeres Talk: My Shadow Beast’s Time

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I have been thinking a lot about time and its processes lately. When I took and passed the Candidacy Exam in my graduate program, time was paramount. As in most universities, departmental guidelines dictate that students in the program make timely progress to the degree. There are, however, minimal guidelines for writing the requisite three … Read more

New Gerber baby Mary Jane Montoya

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Gerber Foods announced that the winnerof their “Gerber generation” Search is an eight-month-old Latina,  Mary Jane Montoya of Fresno, California. Mary Jane was chosen from over 308,000 entries and will receive a $50k cash prize as well as appearances in Gerber advertising. Her mom Sara Montoya said “Like parents everywhere, we think our baby is … Read more

Some links for post-election reflections

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the Obamas

Women, Latinos: Record numbers in Congress

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From CBS News: By many measures, 2012 saw the most diverse electorate in history turn out to the polls. 2013, as a result, will see the most diverse U.S. Congress in history assume office. Latino-Americans and women played a decisive role in yesterday’s election, voting by wide margins to reelect President Obama (55 percent and … Read more

Mujeres Talk: 2012: A Year of Indigeneity and Indignities

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2012: For most of this year, I have been reading and writing about the past, present, and future of  la gente indígena de México y Centro América. I followed the news of the efforts of el Movimiento Indígena Nacional to re-establish a pluralist national democracy in México. In Sacramento, I was involved in the Zapatista … Read more