Informacion general del formulario FAFSA y del proceso de solicitud de ayuda económica.
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In honor of the Hispanic National Month 2018 #IamLatinx …. Honoring my loves and sometimes..
I am a proud Latino.
I am proud Colombian-American.
I am proud to be married to a Mexican national that extended my family beyond borders.
I love to travel, to explore the world, to eat amazing foods.
I love music, dance and I love my family and friends.
I love the impact that education has on people!
Sometimes we eat arepas and sometimes tortillas and other times pupusas.
My family belongs to many, many countries.
Sometimes we understand each other, and other times no coordinamos!
We speak Spanish and English. Most of the times we combine both.
Sometimes other languages are introduced and we embrace them all.
Sometimes we crave Pho, other times sopa de pollo o pozole.
I love Hickory, but also love Medellin.
I enjoy the beach in Cancun as much as I enjoy Clearwater.
Sometimes we make compromises on what part to travel since visiting one excludes the other one.
I love this country and all its beauty. But, I also appreciate the beauty that comes from elsewhere.
Sometimes I fit in, Most of the time i don’t.
I love Colombian food– Especificament Bandeja Paisa but I also love tortas de milanesa.
Sometimes people say I am Brown. Sometimes white, sometimes don’t know. Most of the time I say, does it even matter?
I love being bilingual and multicultural.
Sometimes people ask me where I am from. Sometimes I ask myself the same question?
I love my accent. It makes me unique and one of my life rules is to BE YOU!
Sometimes i pray to Virgen de Guadalupe and other times to Virgen Maria y divino nino. Others times, I meditate directly to God.
To me Being Latino is honoring the past, your heritage, honoring your present, learning from each other, struggling together, succeeding together, and appreciating together. We are of all shades and colors, languages and our stories are very different, but our struggles seem similar.
This month we celebrate National Hispanic Month, but I celebrate it every day. I am Latino and proud this month and always.
#IamLatinx
Celebrate! Be great!
Some of my favorite photos from The National Mexican Museum of Art in Chicago taken on 9/5
FLC 2018 The Quest to One Stop Shop for New Distance Education Students
The Quest to One-Shop for New Distance Education Students
New students need a depth and breadth of information as they prepare to achieve their academic and personal goals. In this session, we will discuss step-by-step how we moved from program-specific orientations to a dedicated function responsible for the new student experience.
Although we are focused on our journey of creating a Distance Education orientation; our steps, challenges, and learning lessons learned along the way can be beneficial for the development and implementation of any project.
“I am Brown” by Selena Huapilla-Perez #IamLatinx
Selena Huapilla-Perez from Michigan State University unpacks what it means to be Brown in the United States.
I am Brown
Brown like el Desierto.
Brown like el Rio Bravo.
Brown like el Pan de cada dia.
Brown like the radical Brown Berets.
Brown like the hands that harvest this land,
the very hands that harvested me.
I am Brown,
Brown like my father’s skin,
after 48 years under the sun.
Brown like my mami saying:
“Vas a ver cuando lleguemos a la casa”
and “Comete toda la comida, que aqui no es restaurante”
Brown like my abuelitos wrinkled cheeks.
Brown like La Virgencita de Guadalupe,
who my abuelita always prays too.
I am Brown,
Brown like mi Mexico, lindo, querido y adolorido.
Brown like mi Mexico and the 366 lives it lost to the 7.1 earthquake.
I am Brown,
Brown like Los 43 de Ayotzinapa.
Brown like las Piramides de Teotihuacan, la Luna y el Sol.
Brown like the YEARS, YEARS, and YEARS of Spaniard colonization.
Brown like the 55% of Mexican land lost to the U.S.
Brown like 1821, when we gained Independencia from los Espanoles.
Brown like the border, THE ONE THAT CROSSED ME.
I am Brown,
Brown like the American Bald Eagle
except lately, I don’t feel like an American Bald Eagle.
I am Brown,
Brown like la Aguila Mexicana
perched on a nopal with a serpent in hand.
I am Brown,
Brown like Chente’s- Por tu Maldito Amor.
Brown like Selena’s- Baila! Baila esta Cumbia.
Brown like Elvis Crespo’s- Suavemente, Besame.
Brown like El Mariachi Loco quiere bailar!
Brown like Corridos
Brown like Cumbias
Brown like Banda
Brown like Bachata
Brown like Nortenas
Brown like Huapangos
Brown like Reggaeton
I am Brown,
Brown like Thick Trenzas.
Brown like the Leather intertwined in my Huaraches.
I am Brown,
Brown like the dough of my Pan Dulce.
Brown like the Canela in my Horchata.
Brown like my Tortillas.
I am Brown and bitter like Tequila.
I am Brown and sweet like a Mazapan.
I am Brown and spicy like a Tamarindo.
I am Brown and SO DAMN GOOD like Carne Asada.
I am Brown and intricate like Mole.
I am Brown,
Brown like the Machismo that plagues my community.
Brown like todas las Mujeres, Chillonas y Chingonas.
Brown like the 800,000 DREAMers.
Brown like the dirt they tried to bury us in,
not knowing we were seeds.
THEY love
our Comida
our Color
our Clothes
our Cultura
our Stories
our Labor
our Bodies
our Lenguaje
and our Musica.
BUT THEY DON’T LOVE US.
THEY paint their face brown,
But won’t say it to a brown face.
THEY want to say
that Brown is not sending their best.
that Brown has a lot of problems.
that Brown is bringing drugs.
that Brown is bringing crime.
that Brown are rapists.
and that some, they assume, are good people.
THEY
Oppress Brown
Exploit Brown
Hate Brown
Marginalize Brown
Incarcerate Brown
Suppress Brown
Deport Brown
They are afraid of Brown.
Because Brown,
is a color, a cultura, a communidad that
Stands up
Fights Back
Resists
Protects
DREAMS.
And yes, THAT TAKES JOBS.
I am Brown,
Beauty is Brown.
Support is Brown.
Solidarity is Brown.
Revolution is Brown.
Resiliency is Brown.
Resistance is Brown.
But above all, PRIDE IS BROWN.
Sleep My Pumpkin Head or the Coyote Will Eat You
I am beyond proud of the accomplishments of Latinxs in the United States. From language, arts, literature, and writing- Latinxs bring such a wealth of ideas and culture. Today, I am pleased to share a poem from my colleague, friend, and new doctoral student Maria Conchita Hofman with her poem, “Sleep My Pumpkin Head
or the Coyote Will Eat You” ©Maria Hofman via Hinchasdepoesia.
#IamLatinx
Duérmase mi niña, caveza de ayote. The baby will one day learn to sleep without song. Si no te dormis, tel come’l coyote. She will learn the words and wish for days when she knew less. Duérmase mi niña, caveza de ayote. Like her mother, she will smile as she dreams, for she shares her dreams with the one who sang, Si no te dormis, tel come’l coyote. Her head is full of thoughts, seeds of a pumpkin to be planted, consumed, prayed over. Duérmase mi niña, caveza de ayote. We should not worry about tomorrow. They say it has worries of its own. Si no te dormis, tel come’l coyote. Now is the time to dream and sing, recuerda; remember your mother’s voice, her whispered song: Duérmase mi niña, caveza de ayote. Si no te dormis, tel come’l coyote.
Dolores Huerta “puts lights around” her experience as a Latina in the United States. Full movie link below.
Dolores Huerta fights her right to (re)write history and incorporate a voice missing in a gender-bias oppressive system. Her motto, Si Se Puede! Continues to be an inspiration to me and to many other Latino/a/xs living in the United States.
The full movie may be accessed here until 4/25/2018, Courtesy of Independence Lens.
The (Re)interpretation of Capital Exhibit by Latinx Parents in Educational Spaces
Questions for Practitioners
It is not about winners or losers, It is all about attitude.
The dreadful election for the President of the United States of America has finally culminated. As expected, an elected head of state of this wonderful country will start his duties shortly after the arrival of the New Year. The presidency journey has been challenging, divided and controversial from both candidates. Despite of what has happened up to this point, this is indeed our reality for the next four years.
As I think of ways to cope with new beginnings, I am reminded of the paradox of change. Change is difficult, but at the same time change may also open up many opportunities that we must embrace in order to move forward.
It is not about winners and losers since that mentality overshadows the realities that we currently face in our country. It is about taking a stand for what you believe and follow through because it is the right thing to do.
It is all about attitude; it is about constantly thinking and re-thinking our possibilities and being agents of our own destinies.
We will define who we are, what we do , and together we will continue tell our own stories and struggles in our journeys towards social justice.
Winners or losers will not define our future, our actions and attitude will.
Struggle of Possibilities: Finding your voice
Fear for what is coming
Fear for what is becoming
Hope for what is coming
Hope for what is becoming
There is a place for me
There is no place for me.
create a wall
create a door
hide in a wall
break a wall
break all doors
You are on your own. The answer is already within yourself.
(Ramirez,2016)
La Teoria del Camaleón (Chameleon Theory)
Much has been written on the topic of leadership. In fact, if you google it. There are approximately 733,000,000 results.
I have read some of those results. Some better than others but the basic premises of leadership are pretty clear to me. I was and have been intrigued by this topic.
In the spirit to learn more about it, I enrolled in a master’s program that focused on leadership. My program was geared towards strategic leadership. In other words, how to get people on your side to accomplish a specific task or reach a specific goal. In order to lead, you need people that are willing to follow (shared vision).
My experience was quite fascinating. I learned different leadership theories, success stories and lessons from those that failed. Furthermore, had interesting conversations with my professors about my own leadership style and those areas that I needed to work on in order to incorporate them to my leadership toolbox. All in all, I learn a lot, but no enough.
Leadership is multiphase, complexed and ever-changing just as a camaleón. Books are unable to prepare you to deal with situations. You just do! Call them survival, preparation, intuition, etc.
While not comprehensive. I have selected few lessons of what have learned about the discipline of Leadership simplified by using a camaleón as an example.
- Leaders don’t need fancy titles to lead. In fact, leadership can and will happen at any level.
- Leadership is not glamorous. You will need to make hard decisions, even if there are unpopular.
- Leaders are aware of their strengths and imperfections. Leaders constantly work on their flaws.
- Leaders are able to shift according to the situation and context. Leadership is situational.
- Leaders learned from the past, attend the present while keeping an eye on the future.
- Leaders have a purpose and understand all the players and their roles.
- Leaders are able to serve from within, out, or in-between.
- Leaders get things done.
What qualities do you see or not see on a camaleón that can be explored for your leadership toolbox?
JUANES RAMIREZ 