Fronteras

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About Fronteras

"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.

Language: English
Type: podcast

Latest episodes(48)

1Fronteras: An endangered Latinx landmark — The fight to preserve San Antonio’s Alazán-Apache Courts
15 Sept 202629m
Community activism has saved the city's oldest public housing units. It was recently named a 2026 Endangered Latinx Landmark by Latinos in Heritage Conservation.
2Fronteras: From Latinas with tender hearts to tías locas — How storytelling can shatter cultural stereotypes
15 Sept 202629m
Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez has spent her career writing to break down barriers and reach out to those who may not have access to academia. Her books center on the cultural challenges many Brown…
3Fronteras: New research examines the role Latino identity plays in individuals across America
3 Sept 202624m
The Pew Research Center finds that while Latino identity is a major factor in people's lives, identity is not singuarly defined culturally or politically.
4Fronteras: Revisiting the 1918 Porvenir massacre — How border construction puts the future of the site in danger
22 Aug 202626m
In 1918, 15 unarmed Mexican men and boys were killed in the remote West Texas community of Porvenir. The commemorative site is now in danger of being bulldozed and cut off by federal border wall…
5Fronteras: The Latino Community Foundation expands support in Texas as immigration enforcement ramps up
22 Aug 202625m
The California-based organization has granted $350,000 to ten organizations in the Southwest to support them with legal defense, community protection, and rapid response.
6Fronteras: No longer just ‘deportees’ — The search to identify the passengers of the Los Gatos plane crash
9 Aug 202626m
Writer Tim Z. Hernandez has spent nearly two decades working to identify the Mexican nationals who were killed in the 1948 incident.
7Fronteras: Writer Rudy Ruiz explores the complexities of living between two nations and cultures
9 Aug 202622m
The South Texas native discusses his works and how they're influenced by the duality that exists living on the U.S.-Mexico border.
8Fronteras: ‘Detention is everywhere’ — Photo series highlights impact of private ICE facilities on rural landscapes
9 Aug 202622m
Photographer Marni Shindelman's series, "Restore the Night Sky" documents the effects of light pollution at 45 private ICE detention centers across the U.S.
9Fronteras: ‘Educating the Enemy’ — How Nazi and Mexican children were educated in the Cold War-era borderlands
23 Jul 202622m
10Fronteras: ‘Detention is everywhere’ — Photo series highlights impact of private ICE facilities on rural landscapes
23 Jul 202622m

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