In the story of one Mexican-American woman’s life, we can see the whole tragic story of the US-Mexico border’s transformation from a simple chain-link fence to a humanitarian crisis.
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‘Archive, Archive, Archive’: Valeria Luiselli on Reading In Order To Write
To write “Lost Children Archive,” Valeria Luiselli studied the refugee crisis “obliquely,” reading about other historical moments of children’s mass displacement, amassing a reader’s archive of loss.
Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, History, Science & Nature, Story
The Weather and the Wall
Climate change and the border wall are more connected than you might think.
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The City I Love is Destroying Itself
In an interview illustrated with gifs created by the author, Nicole Antebi talks with historian David Dorado Romo about the fight to preserve the oldest barrio in El Paso from the City itself.
Posted inCurrent Events, History, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
The City I Love Is Destroying Itself
Nicole Antebi interviews historian David Dorado Romo about the fight to preserve the oldest barrio in El Paso from the City itself.
Posted inCurrent Events, Editor's Pick, History, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews
The City I Love Is Destroying Itself
Nicole Antebi interviews historian David Dorado Romo about the fight to preserve the oldest barrio in El Paso from the City itself.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Story
Querida Angelita
The Mexican teenager who became one Mexican-American family’s maid taught a young woman that el oltro lado, the other side, is as much about class and good fortune as it is an international border.
Posted inProfiles & Interviews, Story
‘Like Floating Through a Library’: An Interview with Nick Paumgarten
The New Yorker writer takes readers through the riparian heart of Big Bend National Park.
Posted inBusiness, Nonfiction, Quotes
Why Is Northern Mexico’s Thriving Resale Clothing Business Illegal?
Enterprising Mexican citizens buy America’s unwanted secondhand clothing to resell in Mexico, so why is this illegal?
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An Interview with MacArthur ‘Genius’ Jason De León
The anthropologist studies the objects left behind by migrants as they cross the border.