Liz,* a 14-year-old high-school student in Edinburg, Texas, is passing all her classes and enjoying going to school every day. She is thinking about college and professions where she can help other people. Three years ago, however, these seemingly typical behaviors were very far from Liz’s reality. She was diagnosed… read more
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Living on the edge
Have you ever tasted Tostilocos (recipe here)? Or danced to Nortec (listen to a sample)? They are just two examples of the richly hybrid culture of the United Sates-Mexico border. The border, conceived not as a line but as a space of mixtures and exchanges of all types (of goods,… read more
CSI: Reality check
We all have seen it on CSI, the popular Crime Scene Investigation TV drama: Forensic evidence is collected and sent to a lab, a key piece of information is found through DNA results, and the case is miraculously solved, all within an hour’s time, including commercials. “The reality of crime… read more
