I arrived in Guadalajara on New Year’s Day. It was clear, sunny, and quiet. Since then, I’ve been getting settled and getting to work. I’m actually staying in Zapopan, in a neighborhood called Altagracias, which is near the Universidad de Guadalajara’s growing suburban campus. The neighborhood itself is light industrial – lots of warehouses and… [Read More]
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Category: Mexico
Brown in the Windy City: Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in Postwar Chicago
Many people are astonished to find out that Chicago has a huge Latinx population, given that it’s far from the southern border and the weather is, well, a bit different than that of Mexico. Brown in the Windy City: Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in Postwar Chicago (Historical Studies of Urban America) by Lilia Fernandez is an… [Read More]
On philanthropy in the US economy
Although the founders of the United States didn’t exactly represent a clean break with the past, they did bring several new aspects to the economy. One was the role of individual philanthropy, which is unique in this country. Historical perspective For much of human history, religious organizations or feudal lords handled charitable works. Most of… [Read More]
Mexico: My upcoming trip, women and philanthropy, and other fun stuff
In March, I received word that I would be representing the University of Illinois at Chicago as the Fulbright-García Robles US Studies chair at the Universidad de Guadalajara for the winter semester. Along with escaping a Chicago winter, I will be teaching a course on business and American culture (FIN 435 in the UIC catalogue),… [Read More]
