The Saguaro, Gossamer: An ekphrasis of my B1-B2 Visa By MARÍA GÓMEZ de LEÓN SURNAME Forgo the tactile labyrinth the ridges and valleys chasing each other in waves the swirl and ripple in my fingerprints faint murmur water to my memory GIVEN NAME Cypher the face … [Read more...] about POEM – The Saguaro: Gossamer
Immigration
Between Words, Between Worlds: Linguistic and Contextual Disruptions in the Transition from English to Spanish Literacy among Children Moving from the U.S. to Mexico
By VÍCTOR ZÚÑIGA ALTHOUGH THE ARE OFTEN INVISIBLE, children are international migrants crossing borders, generally as members of families. This article addresses one of the foremost questions in education and learning against the backdrop of large-scale international migration, in which children … [Read more...] about Between Words, Between Worlds: Linguistic and Contextual Disruptions in the Transition from English to Spanish Literacy among Children Moving from the U.S. to Mexico
Faculty Spotlight: Stephanie Leutert
BY SUSANNA SHARPE STEPHANIE LEUTERT IS NOT AFRAID to make a cold call and she does not shy away from difficult questions. If she wants to learn more about an issue, she will often pick up the phone to ask an expert. These qualities, along with a deep sense of justice and humanity, have led her to … [Read more...] about Faculty Spotlight: Stephanie Leutert
So Close Yet So Far: How a Group of Deportees Is Building Rapport in Mexico City
Leer en español. BY ALVARO CÉSPEDES Ana Laura López, 43, was about to board a plane from Chicago to Mexico City on September 30, 2016. She remembers the date clearly, as her life would never be the same again. “I never thought this was going to happen to me,” said López, sitting on a couch … [Read more...] about So Close Yet So Far: How a Group of Deportees Is Building Rapport in Mexico City
On the Road with Barbara Hines: UT Students Visit Karnes Family Detention Facility
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT BY SUSANNA SHARPE It’s 7:30 on a Saturday morning. Barbara Hines has parked a large white van outside the law school at The University of Texas at Austin. Inside a small hallway of the school, a slightly sleepy group of students begins to assemble. Some are law students, … [Read more...] about On the Road with Barbara Hines: UT Students Visit Karnes Family Detention Facility
Derechos en Crisis: A Conference at the Frontier of Activism and Scholarship
BY RUTH ELIZABETH VELÁSQUEZ ESTRADA We became conscious of the right to have rights and of the right to belong to an organized community only when millions of people had lost their rights, and could no longer recuperate them. —Agustín Estrada Negrete, political asylee and immigrant rights … [Read more...] about Derechos en Crisis: A Conference at the Frontier of Activism and Scholarship
