"Fronteras" is a Texas Public Radio program exploring the changing culture and demographics of the American Southwest. From Texas to New Mexico and California, "Fronteras" provides insight into life along the U.S.- Mexico border. Our stories examine unique regional issues affecting lifestyle, politics, economics and the environment.
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Fronteras: ‘Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers’ highlights the importance of diversity for young readers
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21:45Steena Hernandez said incorporating her own experiences as a dancer in a children’s book highlights the importance of diversity in dance and beyond.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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‘Be who you are, play who you are’ — Two generations of Los Texmaniacs musicians talk career and influences
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35:23Texmaniacs founder Max Baca and his nephew and accordionist, Josh Baca, share stories from the road and about their mentor and friend, Flaco Jimenez.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Fronteras: ‘The corrido was my canvas’ — Los Inocentes discuss three generations of musical activism
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21:45The musical group was formed three years before San Antonio’s first César Chávez march and has continued using corridos as a form of activism and protest.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Fronteras: ‘There were heroes during this time’ — YA book blends history, superheroes to tell the history of La Matanza
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27:27"El Rinche: La Matanza" is the third book in a four-part series inspired by the period of state-sanctioned violence against ethnic Mexicans.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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‘Homeland’ explores the evolving sense of belonging in ethnic Mexicans in the U.S.
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29:43Historian Aaron E. Sánchez detailed the different ways ethnic Mexicans viewed, embraced, or rejected their new identities as American citizens.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Fronteras: ‘They speak about the human experience’ — Artist Vincent Valdez reflects on two decades of vibrant work
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31:14San Antonio native Vincent Valdez tackles symbols of power in contemporary society through large-scale, life-like portraits.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Fronteras: Nopales, corazones, and paleteros — McNay exhibit explores 35 years of rasquachismo
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29:14Chicano scholar Tomás Ybarra-Frausto and the McNay Art Museum's Mia Lopez lead a walkthrough of the exhibit, Rasquachismo: 35 Years of a Chicano Sensibility.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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’Chicano art is American art’ — McNay celebrates the impact of Chicano sensibility with ‘Rasquachismo’ exhibit
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21:45Rasquachismo denotes both the scarcity and ingenuity of the predominantly middle- and working-class Latinos. Rasquachismo became reflected in poetry, music, and visual arts fueled by the Chicano movement.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Fronteras: ‘Midsummer in Marfa’ reimagines Shakespeare for children with a Tex-Mex twist
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26:54In a true Austin-San Antonio collaboration, the Austin Symphony Orchestra will premiere the multi-genre take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream March 3-5.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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‘Improving water infrastructure is essential’ — 2-year study examines arsenic in RGV colonias' drinking water
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29:15A group of researchers from Texas A&M University and Methodist Healthcare Ministries collaborated to investigate the presence of arsenic and other water contaminants in colonias in South Texas border communities.By Marian Navarro, Marian Navarro
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Fronteras: ‘We have to do something’ — The ongoing push to advance health outcomes in San Antonio’s South Side
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29:22San Antonio councilmembers Phyllis Viagran and Adriana Rocha Garcia have teamed up with Dr. Lyssa Ochoa of the SAVE Clinic to address health disparties in the city's South Side.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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‘We’re reporting from a border perspective’ — The Border Chronicle covers U.S.-Mexico beyond invasion rhetoric
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29:59Co-founder Melissa del Bosque created the weekly newsletter and bi-weekly podcast which provide coverage and analysis of border issues and border communities.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Fronteras: 'Latino USA: A Cartoon History' marks 25 years of exploring what it is to be Latino
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32:39Latino scholar Ilan Stavans collaborated with political comic strip artist Lalo Alcaraz on the book, now reissued for its 25th anniversary edition.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Fronteras: ‘It’s a devastating effect’ — The role U.S. weapons play in immigrants fleeing firearm-related threats
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25:51Researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Colorado spoke with over 300 immigrants from Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean about their exposure to gun violence.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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50-year retrospective of local artist Rolando Briseño explores the unifying aspect of food and culture
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21:30Rolando Briseños nearly six-decade career includes showings at major museums, and public art displayed across the country, including in Texas and New York.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Huipiles, trees of life, and the blending of cultures — Kathy Sosa explains the symbolism of her artworks
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35:18San Antonio-based artist Kathy Sosa discusses how her art explores the blended cultures of the U.S.-Mexico through a feminist lens.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Fronteras: From the classroom to a canvas — San Antonio artist Kathy Sosa talks journey, inspiration behind her work
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28:02Kathy Sosa is a San Antonio-based artist whose colorful works have been displayed across North America. She discusses how she began painting and how her artwork explores the blending of Mexican American and indigenous cultures.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Local Latina playwrights present hidden histories, stories on Latinidad
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25:30Three San Antonio playwrights were chosen to present their unpublished plays before an audience in an informal setting as part of the Teatro Salon series.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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‘I see a reflection of ourselves’ — Tracing the origins of the iconic Longhorn
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35:27A new cover story from "Texas Monthly" chronicles the lineage of the Longhorn, from feral breeds in Spain to today’s Texas ranches.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Tejano music, musicians, and its lasting influences are the focus of the new "Texas Monthly" podcast.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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‘Schools under Siege’ examines the impact of harsh immigration enforcement on education
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31:10Co-researchers Jongyeon (Joy) Ee and Patricia Gándara examined how immigration raids under President-elect Trump's first presidency disprupted the educational and mental health of students.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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‘Tacos are a force for good’ — Taco editor discusses the effort to chronicle the best tacos in the stat
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26:28José Ralat, taco editor at "Texas Monthly," has traveled thousands of miles across Texas writing about tacos, Tex-Mex, and Mexican food and the people behind these fascinating and delicious cuisines.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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‘Nepantla Familias’ explores identity, hybridity of the Mexican American experience
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28:08"Nepantla Familias" compiles 30 poems, short stories, and essays from Mexican American authors to highlight what it means to live between two cultures, families, and languages.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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‘It’s EAR-ma, not ER-ma’ — One-woman play spotlights the power of a name
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31:01Irma Herrera's one-woman play, "Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name?", focuses on issues of identity and the power in making sure our names are pronounced correctly. Herrera, an activist, playwright and former civil rights attorney, shows that how we say a name reveals the preconceived ideas or assumptions we make about others.…
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Voces Oral History Center celebrates 25 years of preserving the stories of Latinos
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24:30Voces director and founder Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez reflects on the work Voces has done for the last quarter century and the road ahead.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Student-led research in San Antonio shines a light on the complicated history of the enslaved Black Navarros
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39:17The Black Navarros project led by St. Mary's University and the San Antonio African American Community Archive & Museum explores slavery in Spanish colonial-era San Antonio, and how the city's prominent Navarro family played a role in slavery in Texas.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Fronteras: Borderlands Shakespeare Colectiva reimagines the Bard’s iconic works through a nuevo lens
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22:26The Colectiva has issued two volumes of "The Bard in the Borderlands," a collection of adaptations of Shakespeare's most iconic work with a borderland twist.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Art exhibit celebrates the cultural ties between San Antonio and the Mexican city of Querétaro
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26:23The international exhibition, "Al Otro Lado del Espejo / The Other Side of the Mirror," features nearly two dozen artists to highlight the centuries-long relationship between the two cities.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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SAMA retrospective showcases over 4 decades of work by Chicana artist Amalia Mesa-Bains
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27:00Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory at the San Antonio Museum of Art incorporates room-sized art installations with hundred of found items.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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UTSA Spanish Heritage program inspires students to embrace their language and identity
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32:37The acadmic course aims to help students who have been exposed to Spanish develop their unique linguistic culture and practices.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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‘Tacos of Texas’ podcast dishes its fourth season exploring taco culture and beyond
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21:36In the latest season of the podcast, Taco journalist Mando Rayo explores the personal journeys of chefs and taqueros from across the state who are connecting to their roots.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Eagle Pass art exhibition highlights the beauty of the border, fights against stereotypical narratives
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25:00"The Border is Beautiful" exhibition takes the works of nearly 50 artists to showcase their own unique perspectives of what it's like having ties to binational and bicultural communities.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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‘From GED to PhD’ — Hispanas Unidas celebrates the 40th anniversary of a conference by, for, and about Latinas
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29:50The conference was created in 1984 by Latinas determined to make a difference in the community. The 40th anniversary of that first conference takes place next weekend in San Antonio.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Fronteras: ‘Acts of Kindness' play honors the voices of the El Paso community on the fifth anniversary of the Walmart shooting
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21:36The play grew out of the aftermath of the racist massacre at an El Paso Walmart in 2019. Plawright Gregory Ramos describes how he used interviews with community members to touch on gun control and immigration.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Fronteras: ‘Su voto es su voz’ — SVREP celebrates 50 years of Latino voter registration and political empowerment
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26:46Lydia Camarillo, the current president of the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, discusses how the organization has worked to give electoral power to Latino voters for the last 5 decades.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Lettuce fields, border crossings, and calaveras— exploring Xicanx identity through art and activism
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24:23Fronteras takes a tour of the artworks on display as part of the new "Xicanx: Dreamers + Changemakers | Soñadores + creadores del cambio" exhibit at San Antonio's Contemporary at Blue Star.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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What's the status of Mexican American Studies in schools? New report reveals MAS enriches lives, but faces challenges
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25:24Three student researchers spoke to other local students, teachers, and administrators about the role MAS plays in the community. They talk about their findings and what people can take away from the report.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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Biographer brings the history of Mexican American civil rights trailblazer, Alfonso Perales, out of the shadows
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24:30Perales was a key figure in the founding of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) in 1929.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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‘Victims of Sin,’ a treasure of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, showcases music, strong female protagonist
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24:22The 1951 film — a blend of noir, melodrama, and musical — was recently reissued by the acclaimed Criterion Collection. It will be screened as part of TPR Cinema Tuesday.By Norma Martinez, Nathan Cone, Marian Navarro
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Fronteras: ‘The real birth certificate of San Antonio’ — Archaeologist uses mission records to explore the early days of San Antonio
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31:40Jorge Luis García Ruiz translated the baptismal, marriage, and burial records of the Mission San Antonio de Valero — now known as the Alamo — and published them in three volumes. He discusses the history of the mission and what can be gained from the records.By Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
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