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An Interview with Joey Cardenas, LULAC State Director Free Gratis LaLaLa VVVozozoz Volume 5 Number 6 A Bilingual Publication June, 2010 de Austin, Texas (512) 944-4123 Inside this Issue ¿Qué le pasó a Dora? Dora the Explorer has just joined the Pensamientos immigration discussion and already she para Junio has taken a beating. As a example of what might happen to those who are blessed with a natural shade of brown, Dora exemplifies what a growing number of People in the News activists in Arizona fear when the new law takes effect in the coming weeks. A 2007 Pew poll found that 75% of all 10 Questions for U.S. citizens want to further restrict Miguel Patino immigration. But what’s behind such strongly held views? Conventional wisdom holds that American attitudes toward immigrants are shaped by both economic Interview with and cultural considerations. In trying to Joey Cardenas explain the economic concerns of U.S. citizens, social scientists have pointed to two forms of self-interest: Fear over increased competition for jobs, and Mariachi Vargas resentment over having to pay for the social services used by immigrants and their families. will welcome, say, a computer programmer more readily than a manual La Gloria Sin Estrellas laborer. “People seem to be much more in favor of high-skill immigrants A new public-opinion research because they think they contribute more to society,” says Hainmueller. experiment by MIT political scientist Jens As a practical matter, that insight could help public officials find some Hainmueller and his Harvard colleague new ways of gaining popular support for new immigration programs. Calendar of Events Michael Hiscox paints a very different In less predictable ways, the findings could alter public discussion of picture. American citizens, they find, are immigration by suggesting that Americans see immigration even more not necessarily afraid of job competition markedly as a cultural matter than previous thought. En Palabras Hay Poder or supporting public services. Instead, the striking thing about Americans’ attitude “Policy-makers need to better understand what causes anti- toward immigration is that they collectively immigrant sentiments because resistant public opinion is the key tend to prefer immigrant workers with roadblock for immigration reform in the U.S. and many other countries,” Longhorn LULAC refined job skills instead of those lacking explains Hainmueller. “From this perspective our results are both bad good training: Citizens will welcome, say, Continued on page 10 Page 2 La Voz de Austin - June, 2010 People in the News Beatriz Irene Lilyvati Antonette Gutiérrez-González Gonzalez Graduates Receives PH.D Mando Makes Career Sendejo Graduates from UT Austin Cuevas Earns her Switch After 13 Years from UT with Ph.D After a nearly fatal car accident Beatriz Irene Gutiérrez- Ph.D in English González earned her Ph.D. in with United Way in Anthropology several years ago that required Lily Education from The University of from UT Austin Gonzalez to remain in the hospital Armando Rayo is leaving the Brenda Sendejo is a native of Texas in December 2009. She Jackie Cuevas is a fourth- for extended periods of time, she United Way Capital Area to pursue Corpus Christi, Texas who has focused her research on various generation Tejana and first- graduated in May from The new opportunities with a group called lived in the Austin area for the past issues pertaining Mexican generation college graduate. She University of Texas at Austin with Cultural Strategies, where he will be 20 years. She entered the Ph.D. immigrant students. Her received her Ph.D. in English from a bachelors degree in Governent the Vice-President of Engagement. program in Anthropology at the dissertation, titled “Binational the University of Texas in May of and Mexican American Studies. University of Texas at Austin in the Cooperation for High School ELL 2010. As part of her degree Armando’s experience is deep fall of 2003. Her long road to a college degree Immigrant Students: The LUCHA program, she completed portfolios rooted in the community and non- was made possible by the Program at UT Austin” investigates in Mexican American Studies and profit sector. He specializes in build- During graduate school Brenda determination and ambition that the an innovative program to lower the Women’s and Gender Studies. injuries she suffered in a car Hispanic dropout rate in Texas ing capacity & creating change with served for two years as a researcher accident would not hold her back. through binational cooperation. a focus on Hispanic Engagement, Jackie runs a small press called for the U.S. Latino and Latina WWII project management, leadership Evelyn Street Press and belongs Oral History Project, where she She said that she, “refused to give up.” despite many who believed she Born and educated in Monterey, development & social innovation. to Macondo, a creative writers’ conducted numerous oral histories was not going to make it. “I believe Nuevo Leon, Mexico and with Armando has over 12 years expe- collective founded by Sandra and developed educational curricula I was put on this earth to serve a family on both sides of the border, rience in community engagement, Cisneros. Originally from Corpus based on interviews for AISD middle purpose to help and serve those in Beatriz feels her heart in both volunteerism & social media, and Christi, Tejas, Jackie is the school classrooms. She also served need of assistance. I have resolved countries. Mother of three and has developed innovative engage- daughter of Cristina Cuevas, and as co-curator for an exhibit on that my past will not preclude my grandmother of two, Beatriz’s motto ment strategies. the granddaughter of Minnie Mexican American women’s goals.” is “Education not only benefits Medina and Sam Cuevas, Sr. participation in Texas politics. She students’ lives, but by a rippling Over the years, Armando has Jackie and her partner live in has taught courses in anthropology, Lily hopes to begin a Master’s effect benefits future generations as been a frequent presenter and pan- Austin and are expecting their first Mexican American Studies, and degree at The University of Texas well.” Beatriz is currently working elist at conferences and has been child this June. women’s and gender studies at UT in San Antonio, focusing on public for UT Austin and intends to recognized by a number of commu- Austin. In the fall Brenda will join policy this coming Fall. Her long continue researching and working nity based organizations. On the In the fall, Jackie will begin a the faculty of Southwestern term goal is to seek elective office on issues related to Bi-National side Mando writes a blog called El tenure track position as Assistant University as Assistant Professor of and work with people who have had education and the education of Mundo.com de Mando and another Professor of Women’s and Gender Anthropology, where she will teach to overcome injustices through the immigrant English Language called Tacojournalism.com. Studies at Syracuse University in courses in the areas of medical system. Learners. New York. anthropology, Latina/o and Latin American Studies, and Mexican American Studies. Diola Rendón Farmers Insurance Agency ROGELIO TREVINO MD Geriatric Fellowship Board Certi ed in Family Medicine NADIA GUTIERREZ RN se habla español GEORGETOWN FAMILY & GERIATRIC MEDICINE 103 THOUSAND OAKS BLVD. • GEORGETOWN Se Habla Español 11600 Manchaca Road Suite “F” (512) 852-9059 tel (512) 869-4800 Austin, Texas 78748 (512) 228-0801 fax (512) 869-4807 La Voz de Austin - June, 2010 Page 3 PRODUCTION Editor & Publisher Alfredo Santos c/s Pensamientos para Junio Editorial Managing Editors Turn on the television, pick On the facing page are a Cambiando de Tema Yleana Santos up a newspaper and without few of the Latino students who Kaitlyn Theiss a doubt you will hear recently received their doc- I want to take a moment to something having to do with toral degrees from The Uni- discuss something that I will Graphics Graphics immigration. With the new law versity of Texas at Austin. address in more depth in the Juan Gallo in Arizona getting ready to For most of these students the next issue of La Voz de take effect, we will see more path toward a doctoral degree Austin. This year, 2010, Distribution demonstrations by those who took more than 10 years to marks the 40th year that I have El Team believe that this new law will complete. been involved with community lead to racial profiling. based newspapers. When I Contributing Writers I attended the Center for look back, I can’t believe how Alfredo R. Santos c/s We will also see more Mexican American Studies fast time has gone by. Editor & Publisher Wayne protests from those who Hector Gaucin, III graduation ceremoney on Sat- Deveras, se me fueron los Hector Tijerina believe that the border is Organization) That Luciana La Torre Perales urday, May 22nd, and ob- años. Marisa Cano broken and something needs newspaper was called La served the many family mem- to be done. Both sides have Revolución. With the use of bers who had traveled both far But if you were to ask me their strong points and both cartoons, drawings and PUBLISHER’S and near to witness the formal about my career as a side of the debate will clash stories, it told how the STATEMENT recognition of a family mem- journalist, I would have to more than once before Mexicano was being treated ber who was graduating. politley correct you and say La Voz de Austin is a monthly something gives. at the time. My friends liked that I am not really a journalist, publication. The editorial and to receive La Revolución out In private conversation, a I am a community activist.