Christianne Meneses Jacobs
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| Christianne Meneses Jacobs | |
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 Christianne with iguanas. |
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| Born | 1971 Managua, Nicaragua |
| Occupation | Publisher, editor, teacher & writer |
| Nationality |  Nicaraguan |
| Spouse(s) | Marc Jacobs |
Christianne Meneses Jacobs (b. 1971) is a Nicaraguan American writer, editor, and teacher. She is also publisher of Iguana, the United State's only Spanish-language magazine for children.[1]
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[edit] Personal life
Christianne Meneses Jacobs was born in Managua, Nicaragua.[2] Meneses' family included her brother, mother and father, Enrique Meneses, who was an internationally known lawyer who had been jailed more than once in Nicaragua for political reasons.[1] The Meneses family fled Nicaragua via Los Angeles in 1988 when Meneses was only 17.[3] When her family got settled, her parents worked at the Los Angeles International Airport and she attended Los Angeles High School,[1] where she served as editor in Chief of both the Spanish and English newspapers.[2]
Having excelled in all academic subjects Meneses received a four year scholarship to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. At Wesleyan University, Meneses Jacobs Academic major majored in Government with an emphasis in International Relations. Meneses began her career as an elementary school teacher in Los Angeles after graduating from Wesleyan University. In 2001, Menedes received a Master of Arts degree in Education, and in 2005 she received her Reading Specialist Certification. She was a bilingual teacher for several years in Los Angeles before the program was eliminated by a state wide proposition.[4] Meneses moved to Arizona in 2002.[2]
In 2007, Meneses was awarded $5,000 as one of 10 honorees of the Anna Maria Arias Memorial Business Fund. The Anna Maria Arias Memorial Business Fund recognizes entrepreneurial Latinas.[1]
Meneses is President of NicaGal, LLC. She continues to work as an educator, she currently teaches 1st grade in Phoenix, Arizona.[4] Meneses currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona with her husband, Marc, and their two daughters.[2]
[edit] Published magazines
[edit] Iguana
Meneses founded Iguana Magazine with her husband, Marc. Iguana is an acclaimed educational Spanish language magazine aimed at children ages 7-12 who grow up learning and speaking Spanish.[5] The magazine features fictional stories with characters, experiences, and settings that are familiar to the targeted readership.[6] Additionally, it will present biographies and interviews with personalities that have influenced the lives of Latinos in America; historical articles; stories about children around the world; science articles with related experiments to be tried at home; nature articles; interesting facts; recipes that kids can make at home; craft projects; artwork; reader-submitted works and much more.[6]
[edit] ¡YO SÉ!
¡YO SÉ! is a Spanish-language children's magazine which will include articles about popular culture, celebrities, upcoming movies and television shows, short stories, the animal kingdom, biographies and interviews with Latino personalities, features on young Latinos who are making a difference in society, comics, reviews and much more.[3] ¡YO SÉ!, debuting nationwide at the end of January 2008, is a full color, 16 page glossy magazine which will feature only five pages available for kid-friendly advertising.[7] The magazine will be freely distributed in Spanish-language newspapers of Hoy Fin de Semana (weekend edition) in Los Angeles and Chicago and in El Sentinel in Orlando and South Florida (Broward/Palm Beach counties) with a monthly distribution of over 750,000 copies.[7]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Sowers, Carol. "Children's magazine creator receives entrepreneur award", The Arizona Republic. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ a b c d "Christianne Meneses Jacobs", NicaGal, LLC. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ a b "New Children’s Magazine to Debut in January in Spanish-Language Newspapers Nationwide", Hispanic PR Wire. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ a b Colato Laínez, René. "An interview with Christianne Meneses Jacobs, editor of Revista Iguana.". Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ "La Revista Para Todos los Ninos", NicaGal, LLC. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ a b "THE MISSION", NicaGal, LLC. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ a b "¡YO SÉ! Magazine [Media Kit]". Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
[edit] External links
- Published magazines
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