Fronteras
Texas PR
"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.
Location:
San Antonio, TX
Genres:
World News
Networks:
Texas PR
Description:
"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
Website:
http://tpr.org/
Episodes
‘Nepantla Familias’ explores identity, hybridity of the Mexican American experience
11/15/2024
"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.
Duration:00:28:08
‘It’s EAR-ma, not ER-ma’ — One-woman play spotlights the power of a name
11/8/2024
Irma 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.
Duration:00:31:01
Voces Oral History Center celebrates 25 years of preserving the stories of Latinos
11/1/2024
Voces director and founder Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez reflects on the work Voces has done for the last quarter century and the road ahead.
Duration:00:24:30
Student-led research in San Antonio shines a light on the complicated history of the enslaved Black Navarros
10/25/2024
The Black Navarros project led by St. Mary's University explores slavery in Spanish colonial-era San Antonio, and how the city's prominent Navarro family played a role in slavery in Texas.
Duration:00:39:17
Fronteras: Borderlands Shakespeare Colectiva reimagines the Bard’s iconic works through a nuevo lens
10/18/2024
The 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.
Duration:00:22:26
Art exhibit celebrates the cultural ties between San Antonio and the Mexican city of Querétaro
10/11/2024
The 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.
Duration:00:26:23
SAMA retrospective showcases over 4 decades of work by Chicana artist Amalia Mesa-Bains
10/4/2024
Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory at the San Antonio Museum of Art incorporates room-sized art installations with hundred of found items.
Duration:00:27:00
UTSA Spanish Heritage program inspires students to embrace their language and identity
9/27/2024
The acadmic course aims to help students who have been exposed to Spanish develop their unique linguistic culture and practices.
Duration:00:32:37
‘Tacos of Texas’ podcast dishes its fourth season exploring taco culture and beyond
9/20/2024
In the latest season of the podcast, Taco journalist Mando Rayo explores the personal journeys of chefs and taquerias from across the state who are connecting to their roots.
Duration:00:21:36
Eagle Pass art exhibition highlights the beauty of the border, fights against stereotypical narratives
9/13/2024
"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.
Duration:00:25:00
‘From GED to PhD’ — Hispanas Unidas celebrates the 40th anniversary of a conference by, for, and about Latinas
9/6/2024
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.
Duration:00:29:50
Fronteras: ‘Acts of Kindness' play honors the voices of the El Paso community on the fifth anniversary of the Walmart shooting
8/30/2024
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.
Duration:00:21:36
Fronteras: ‘Su voto es su voz’ — SVREP celebrates 50 years of Latino voter registration and political empowerment
8/23/2024
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.
Duration:00:26:46
Lettuce fields, border crossings, and calaveras— exploring Xicanx identity through art and activism
8/16/2024
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.
Duration:00:24:23
What's the status of Mexican American Studies in schools? New report reveals MAS enriches lives, but faces challenges
8/9/2024
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.
Duration:00:25:24
Biographer brings the history of Mexican American civil rights trailblazer, Alfonso Perales, out of the shadows
8/2/2024
Perales was a key figure in the founding of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) in 1929.
Duration:00:24:30
‘Victims of Sin,’ a treasure of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, showcases music, strong female protagonist
7/26/2024
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.
Duration:00:24:22
Fronteras: ‘The real birth certificate of San Antonio’ — Archaeologist uses mission records to explore the early days of San Antonio
7/19/2024
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.
Duration:00:31:40
‘It’s part of the DNA of Texas’ — A deep dive into Asian American influence on South Texas cuisine
7/12/2024
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.
Duration:00:21:30
CineFestival enters its 45th year of highlighting the Latino experience on the big screen
7/5/2024
A preview of CineFestival, the original and longest running Latino film festival in the U.S., taking place July 11-14 in San Antonio.
Duration:00:22:53