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Fronteras

Texas Public Radio

"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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29:50

‘From GED to PhD’ — Hispanas Unidas celebrates the...

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2024/09/06

The 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.

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21:36

Fronteras: ‘Acts of Kindness' play honors the voices...

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2024/08/30

The 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.

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26:46

Fronteras: ‘Su voto es su voz’ — SVREP celebrates 50...

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2024/08/23

Lydia 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.

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24:23

Lettuce fields, border crossings, and calaveras—...

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2024/08/16

Fronteras 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.

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25:24

What's the status of Mexican American Studies in...

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2024/08/09

Three 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.

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24:30

Biographer brings the history of Mexican American...

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2024/08/02

Perales was a key figure in the founding of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) in 1929.

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24:22

‘Victims of Sin,’ a treasure of the Golden Age of...

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2024/07/26

The 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.

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31:40

Fronteras: ‘The real birth certificate of San...

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2024/07/19

Jorge 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.

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21:30

‘It’s part of the DNA of Texas’ — A deep dive into...

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2024/07/12

Three San Antonio chefs and a local historian came together to explore and highlight Asian American cuisine as part of a Great SA panel discussion in May, hosted by Texas Public Radio.

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22:53

CineFestival enters its 45th year of highlighting the...

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2024/07/05

A preview of CineFestival, the original and longest running Latino film festival in the U.S., taking place July 11-14 in San Antonio.

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31:24

‘These stories are part of our collective identity’ —...

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2024/06/28

Almost 900,000 workers passed through Rio Vista as part of the Bracero Program. Fronteras talks to two individuals who have fought to keep this important chapter of history from being forgotten.

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31:10

How Mexican American fastpitch softball xxx San...

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2024/06/21

The sport of fastpitch softball has brought Mexican American communities from across the U.S. together since the 1930s. Author Ben Chappell and Ruben Rios Jr., a local member of the San Antonio Glowworm Athletic Club, speak about the game's impact and legacy.

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33:15

Fronteras: 'La Flaca Calaca' — Daughter uses...

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2024/06/14

San Antonio educator and writer Georgette María Messa explores the story of her mother's trauma growing up on the El Paso-Juarez border. Messa talks about the production and her own journey to understanding and healing.

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31:07

‘My instrument is the orchestra’ — Colombian-born...

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2024/06/07

Lina González-Granados — the first Latina resident conductor of the LA Opera — is making waves in the Americas and Europe. She discusses her career climb and how she hopes to expand the standard orchestral repertoire.

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26:42

‘We don’t have to watch DACA go away’ — United We...

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2024/05/31

The immigrant youth-led United We Dream fights for the dignity and fair treatment of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., including DACA recipients. Two members of the organization talk about their own journeys in their immigration status.

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29:59

Fronteras: From Latino caddies to champs: The story...

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2024/05/24

San Antonio attorney and writer Humberto Garcia chronicled the true story of the Mexican American golf team in his 2012 book, "Mustang Miracle." Humberto talks the players, his book, and the journey to the new film adaptation.

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32:11

‘We are resilient people’ — Border Narratives Project...

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2024/05/17

The initative allows creatives across the country to fight back against negative border narratives by writing their own. Three of the initative's newest cohort grantees talk about how their projects more accurately depict border life, culture, and home.

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23:13

Fronteras: ‘We need to know who we are’— MACRI enters...

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2024/05/10

San Antonio's Mexican American Civil Rights Institute (MACRI) works to advance forgotten chapters of Mexican American civil rights in Texas and beyond. It will host a free symposium May 17 & 18 at the Central Library downtown.

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23:23

Taco-Poet Eddie Vega talks inspirations, belonging,...

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2024/05/03

Holy Cross of San Antonio educator Eddie Vega was selected to serve as the city's seventh poet laureate. He began his three-year term in April and will hold the position until 2027.

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27:19

New book series preserves indigenous foods and...

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2024/04/26

"Indigenous Foodways of Texas and Northern Mexico" will highlight the food traditional, techniques, and histories that have been passed down by Mexican and Indeginous peoples from generation to generation.

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