Fronteras: ‘Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers’ highlights the importance of diversity for young readers
Steena Hernandez said incorporating her own experiences as a dancer in a children’s book highlights the importance of diversity in dance and beyond.
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‘Be who you are, play who you are’ — Two generations of Los Texmaniacs musicians talk career and influences
Texmaniacs founder Max Baca and his nephew and accordionist, Josh Baca, share stories from the road and about their mentor and friend, Flaco Jimenez.
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Fronteras: ‘The corrido was my canvas’ — Los Inocentes discuss three generations of musical activism
The 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.
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Fronteras: ‘There were heroes during this time’ — YA book blends history, superheroes to tell the history of La Matanza
"El Rinche: La Matanza" is the third book in a four-part series inspired by the period of state-sanctioned violence against ethnic Mexicans.
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‘Homeland’ explores the evolving sense of belonging in ethnic Mexicans in the U.S.
Historian Aaron E. Sánchez detailed the different ways ethnic Mexicans viewed, embraced, or rejected their new identities as American citizens.
"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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