34.1130, Staff Letter: Lucero Guillen

Wed Apr 5 21:05:04 UTC 2023

LINGUIST List: Vol-34-1130. Wed Apr 05 2023. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 34.1130, Staff Letter: Lucero Guillen

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Date: 06-Apr-2023
From: Maria Lucero Guillen Puon [luceroguillen at linguistlist.org]
Subject: Staff Letter: Lucero Guillen

Dear Linguist List friends,

My name is María Lucero Guillén Puón, I am an editor for the Linguist
List, I review, edit and post book issues on our website.

I started my graduate studies last year in  the Hamilton Lugar School
at Indiana University. I am originally from Mexico City where I did my
undergraduate studies in Administration at  one of the most
prestigious universities in Latin America, the National Autonomous
University of Mexico (UNAM).

When I was a student I got sponsored as an exchange student in
Colombia and in the US. These experiences made me appreciate the
interculturalities and differences between countries. When I returned
to Mexico after those exchanges I was certain that I wanted to pursue
a master degree abroad, so I started getting prepared to apply and
created a portfolio attractive to US higher education institutions, I
even won a scholarship from FUNED, a Mexican NGO that provides
educational support to pursue a master's degrees abroad, they paid for
various courses and standardized tests necessary to apply to a
graduate program in the US and they also provided mentorship and
assistance during the application process.

When I finished my undergraduate studies, I started working for the
Indiana University Mexico Gateway, first as program assistant and then
as program coordinator. In these roles I organized many academic
events that allowed faculty, students and staff to create meaningful
connections with Mexican and Latino american institutions. During this
time I coordinated various seminars and workshops related to
indigenous languages like Quechua, Nahuatl, Zapotec and Guaraní, and
collaborated with organizations like Mozilla Foundation, the Mexican
National Museum of Popular Cultures and the Mexican Ministry of
Culture, among others. By working with these organizations, I
strengthen, developed and transmitted values and culture of small
Mexican towns with rich ethnicity diversity and traditions. With this
background, I was really excited to see that Dr.Tyers was going to
teach a Nahuatl class this spring, so I am currently enrolled in that
course.

I am particularly proud of these accomplishments, because even though
I was born in Mexico City, my family is from a small town in Chiapas,
a state in the southern part of Mexico near the border of Guatemala. I
also lived there when I was a child for a couple of years, this
allowed me to understand and develop a more empathic perspective
towards indigenous communities.

Working for the Linguist List allows me to focus on my studies without
having the burden on my shoulders for worrying about financial loans.
Without this job opportunity I would not be able to continue studying
because graduate education in the US is very expensive. If The
Linguist List hadn’t employed me I would not have been able to come to
IU to pursue my graduate studies.

You have no idea how much your donations have changed my life here in
the US. They have allowed me to be able to pursue my dream to study my
graduate studies and be able to afford my living expenses. In
addition, because I am also adapting to the new life alone here in the
US, your donation not only provides me financial support, it also has
a great effect on my mental health. I am truly grateful for the
Linguist List, and I do my job there happily every day, because this
job allows me to continue with my dream of getting a master degree.

Please continue supporting the Linguist List staff, you are making a
great difference in our lives. Thank you so much for reading.

Lucero
Maria Lucero Guillen Puon

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