Javier played in Janesville on Saturday. Trey and Samantha Mireles and baby Maya came and watchedJavier 's team beat Janesville 4-2. Javier scored a goal and had two assists.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Lorena's team wins Quad at Watertown
Javier played in Janesville on Saturday. Trey and Samantha Mireles and baby Maya came and watchedJavier 's team beat Janesville 4-2. Javier scored a goal and had two assists.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Telling Tongues: A Latin@ Anthology on Language
Telling Tongues: A Latin@ Anthology on Language Experience could easily be used as a textbook in a Chicana/o Literature class. Almost as soon as I started reading it, I was reminded of such a course I took as part of a major in Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies. The introduction to the book struck me as fairly academic, but the thirty-two authors’ writing styles vary from edgy and humorous to artistic and experimental.
The poetry section reads like an invigorating walk through a street festival, at times satirical, at times poignant. It gives the reader a taste of the ambivalences of what it means to be on the border of Latino/a and American societies. Through the lens of language this book illustrates the social and political issues embodied in the Mexican American and Chicano/a populations. Besides language and its use, the anthology delves into issues of prejudice, sexuality, and cultural identity.
These themes are explored at greater length in the essay section. Written in English, Spanish, and Spanglish, they cover a range of experiences and attitudes toward language, from Cecilia Isabel Méndez’s celebration of the taste of words on the tongue to Louis Mendoza’s call to action. In whatever languages they speak, these are important voices for all to hear in the United States and beyond.
Julia Richards
The poetry section reads like an invigorating walk through a street festival, at times satirical, at times poignant. It gives the reader a taste of the ambivalences of what it means to be on the border of Latino/a and American societies. Through the lens of language this book illustrates the social and political issues embodied in the Mexican American and Chicano/a populations. Besides language and its use, the anthology delves into issues of prejudice, sexuality, and cultural identity.
These themes are explored at greater length in the essay section. Written in English, Spanish, and Spanglish, they cover a range of experiences and attitudes toward language, from Cecilia Isabel Méndez’s celebration of the taste of words on the tongue to Louis Mendoza’s call to action. In whatever languages they speak, these are important voices for all to hear in the United States and beyond.
Julia Richards
Monday, April 23, 2007
Carlos Mireles featured in the Journal Sentinel newspaper
For a link to the newspaper and video go here:
What do you do? Registered nurse on the medical respiratory unit at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare All Saints, in Racine.
What did you do before? Advocate for disabled people, nursing assistant
Why did you become a nurse? It's just helping people because in the past I worked other jobs where I helped people, but it didn't seem I was really helping them as much as I could, whether like helping them take their pain away or helping them feel comfortable. Once I read up on it, once I found out more about what an RN does, I felt that I could teach people things that they could help them prevent diseases, teach them things they can do to lead a healthier lifestyle.
Compensation: Average annual wages for registered nurses in Wisconsin (2005): $55,060; $44,783 at entry level; $60,198 for experienced workers, according to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
To get in: An associate or bachelor's degree, as well as a state license.
Outlook: Ranks 16th among Wisconsin's fastest-growing occupations, with 33.1% growth, or 2,610 openings per year through 2014, according to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
For more information: Wisconsin's WorkNet
O-net, occupational information network
From the archives: With nurses' ranks thin, scramble to fill shifts intensifies
Want to share your experience shifting work? Reach us at jdresang@journalsentinel.com
What do you do? Registered nurse on the medical respiratory unit at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare All Saints, in Racine.
What did you do before? Advocate for disabled people, nursing assistant
Why did you become a nurse? It's just helping people because in the past I worked other jobs where I helped people, but it didn't seem I was really helping them as much as I could, whether like helping them take their pain away or helping them feel comfortable. Once I read up on it, once I found out more about what an RN does, I felt that I could teach people things that they could help them prevent diseases, teach them things they can do to lead a healthier lifestyle.
Compensation: Average annual wages for registered nurses in Wisconsin (2005): $55,060; $44,783 at entry level; $60,198 for experienced workers, according to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
To get in: An associate or bachelor's degree, as well as a state license.
Outlook: Ranks 16th among Wisconsin's fastest-growing occupations, with 33.1% growth, or 2,610 openings per year through 2014, according to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
For more information: Wisconsin's WorkNet
O-net, occupational information network
From the archives: With nurses' ranks thin, scramble to fill shifts intensifies
Want to share your experience shifting work? Reach us at jdresang@journalsentinel.com
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Speaking in tongues
Omega School executive director Oscar Mireles has a riveting poem titled "Lost and Found Language" in a newly published anthology "Telling Tongues: A Latin@ Anthology on Language Experience."
The poem tells the story of his oldest brother coming home from school in Racine in 1949, where he'd flunked kindergarten for not speaking English. His parents, he penned, responded by "slicing our tongues in half." Explains Mireles, "The poem tries to capture the personal shame and decision of my family to pursue educational success at a personal cost of losing my native tongue."
To see the entire article by Melanie Conklin in the Wisconsin State Journal at
The poem tells the story of his oldest brother coming home from school in Racine in 1949, where he'd flunked kindergarten for not speaking English. His parents, he penned, responded by "slicing our tongues in half." Explains Mireles, "The poem tries to capture the personal shame and decision of my family to pursue educational success at a personal cost of losing my native tongue."
To see the entire article by Melanie Conklin in the Wisconsin State Journal at
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Jesse Ayala Jr. goes to New Orleans for Spring Break
During Spring Break 2007, a group of Chancellor's Scholars and
I went on an Alternative Spring Break to Biloxi, Mississippi
with an organization called Hands On Gulf Coast.
The trip was a week long and we performed various tasks all
over Biloxi, including digging trenches for sewage, siding homes,
restoring destroyed homes, painting, removing mold and
destroying those homes that we considered uninhabitable.
We also spent a day in New Orleans walking around in the
French Quarter and eating at the world famous Cafe Du Monde.
To my surprise, even after a year and a half, signs of the
hurricane were everywhere. As we drove into New Orleans,
I was shocked to see "HELP ME" spray painted on rooftops
or across sides of buildings.
Even more disturbing was a sign we saw in Biloxi that read,
"If Looting, WILL shoot to Kill." I bring this depressing
point up not to startle, but to raise awareness
that things are still not the same in the region,
and it is predicted to take 15-20 years to restore the
region back to its previous state.
If you have any desire to help, you too can do so...
just check out www.handsongulfcoast.com or www.americorp.org
Monday, April 16, 2007
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