Fall 2017 Scholarship Essay Finalists
Nhi Bui
Anjelique Duplechin
Kendra Minoza
Alexis Sorto
Like Water for Chocolate by 
Source:: CIA World Factbook
Sources: CIA World Factbook; World Bank
Full name: United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos)
Date of independence: 16 September 1810 (declared); 27 September 1821 (recognized by Spain)
Population: 123,166,749 (July 2016 est.)
Location: North America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the United States and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the United States
Climate: varies from tropical to desert
Terrain: high, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high plateaus; desert
Capital: Mexico City (Ciudad de Mexico)
Area: 1,964,375 sq km (758,400 sq mi)
Elevation: 1,111 m (3,645 ft): lowest point: Laguna Salada -10 m. (32 ft), highest point: Volcan Pico de Orizaba 5,675 m (18,619 ft.)
Major language: Spanish (appx. 6% speak indigenous languages: Mayan, Nahautl, and others)
Major religions: Roman Catholic 82.7%, Pentecostal 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 1.4%, other Evangelical Churches 5%, other 1.9%, none 4.7%, unspecified 2.7%
Major ethnic groups: Mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish), Amerindian, Other
Life expectancy: Total: 75.9 years; Male: 73.1 years; Female: 78.8 years
Median age (2016 est.): Total: 28 years; Male: 26.9 years; Female: 29.1 years
Literacy*: 95.1%
Urban population (2015): 79.2%
Monetary unit: Mexican pesos (MXN)
Main exports: manufactured goods, oil and oil products, silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton
Gross National Income per capita**: 9,710 (US Dollars)
Internet Domain: .mx
International dialing code: - 52
* Percentage age 15 and over who can read and write
** World Bank, 2015
September 13 at 12:30pm REEL Film and Speaker Series Screening: Teotihuacán's Lost Kings. Introduction & Discussion with HCC Anthropology Professor Dr. William Driver. The Commons at Spring Branch.
September 14 at 12:30pm Intro to the country of Mexico with Geography Prof. Bryant Evans and Intro to the novel with English Prof. Melissa Miller-Waters. Spring Branch Eagle Room
September 18 at 12pm Hispanic Heritage lunch sponsored by Student Life! Spring Branch
September 19 at 3pm Hispanic Heritage Month Film Screenings (lunch served first). Alief Hayes screening theater
September 20 at 12pm Hispanic Heritage lunch sponsored by Student Life! Katy
September 25 at 12pm Hispanic Heritage lunch sponsored by Student Life! Alief Hayes
September 26 at 3pm Hispanic Heritage Month Film Screenings (lunch served first). Alief Hayes screening theater
September 28 at 12pm“Strategies to read a text for comprehension,” sponsored by Prof. Desmond Lewis, Chair of INRW. Spring Branch
October 3 at 3pm Hispanic Heritage Month Film Screenings (lunch served first). Alief Hayes screening theater
October 4 at 12:30pm The REEL with Prof. Veronica Reyna, on social movements in Mexico. The Commons at Spring Branch
October 5 at 12:30pm Guest Lecture by Prof. Lois Zamora, UH on the novel “Like Water For Chocolate” Spring Branch Eagle Room
October 10 at 3pm Hispanic Heritage Month Film Screenings (lunch served first). Alief Hayes screening theater
October 12 at 12:30pm Guest Lecture by Profesora Mariya Micheva Dimova, Technológico de Monterrey, on the novel and reflection of Mexico. Spring Branch Eagle Room
October 25 at 12:30pm 12:30pm the REEL Film screening of “Like Water for Chocolate.” Intro and discussion with Prof. Melissa Miller-Waters. Spring Branch Eagle Room
October 26 at 12:30pm Lecture on "Like Water for Chocolate". Spring Branch Eagle Room
November 2 at 12:30pm Book discussion with Prof. Cecilia Bonnor. Spring Branch Eagle Room
November 10-- ESSAYS DUE
Essay Finalists Notified
November 20 Presentations by Finalists Spring Branch Conference Room
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