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Sharing migration narratives from the Arizona-Mexico borderlands and beyond.

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Nuestra Frontera & El Amor de mi Nombre

Nuestra Frontera & El Amor de mi Nombre

Poetry about the borderlands and the power of naming by Mónica Sánchez.

Mónica Sánchez

Feb 2

Uplifting the Immigrant Community and Living Unapologetically: An Interview with Adelitas Apparel

Uplifting the Immigrant Community and Living Unapologetically: An I...

Tania Dominguez-Rangel interviews an undocumented-owned business that has channeled its profits to social justice-oriented causes.

Tania Dominguez-Rangel

Jan 17

Harry Gamboa Jr. Finds That Single Iconic Frame

Harry Gamboa Jr. Finds That Single Iconic Frame

Harry Gamboa Jr. helped select and popularize ‘Chicano,’ a term that conveys a tenor of pride and cultural resistance. It replaces…

Christian Thorsberg

Jan 8

Op-Ed: This Banner Must Not Fall

Op-Ed: This Banner Must Not Fall

Why the El Paso shooting must never fade from our collective memory.

Jeromel Dela Rosa Lara

Oct 27, 2020

Op-Ed: A Five-Hour Drive to Disaster

Op-Ed: A Five-Hour Drive to Disaster

How the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy has led to chaos at the border.

Oct 6, 2020

Inside the Adelanto ICE Detention Center, Where the COVID-19 Pandemic Means Toxic Mist

Inside the Adelanto ICE Detention Center, Where the COVID-19 Pandem...

Guards spray the disinfectant chemical around detainees, as though they aren’t there.

Malaika Kanaaneh Tapper

Aug 9, 2020

What the SCOTUS Decision Means for DACA

What the SCOTUS Decision Means for DACA

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) made a decision on June 18th protecting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)…

Jul 20, 2020

Photo Essays

Fallas Paredes — Faulty Walls

Fallas Paredes — Faulty Walls

Fallas Paredes (Faulty Walls)

Stories from the Border

Jun 20, 2020

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