U.S.-Mexico

Puente News Collaborative Executive Editor Alfredo Corchado

I Would Have Loved to Be a Reporter Covering the Mexican Revolution

A headshot of Alfredo Corchado smiling against a gray-black backdrop. He wears black-rimmed glasses and a black jacket on top of a blue collared shirt. A small pin of California's official state flag and Mexico's official flag waving is pinned to right side of his jacket.

Alfredo Corchado is the executive editor and correspondent for Puente News Collaborative. Before moderating the program “Are the U.S. and Mexico Becoming One Country?” with Universidad de Guadalajara at LéaLA book fair at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, Corchado chatted with us in the green room about his childhood in San Luis del Cordero, the first book he ever read, and why he wishes he was more like his mother.

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ASU School of Transborder Studies Director Irasema Coronado

You Have to Make Enchiladas With Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey

Irasema Coronado is ASU School of Transborder Studies director and professor. Her area of specialization is the politics of the U.S.-Mexico border region, focusing on women in politics, immigration, human …

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Sociologist Víctor Zúñiga

I’m Generally an Optimist

Víctor Zúñiga is professor of sociology at the School of Law, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, in Mexico, and co-author of The 0.5 Generation: Children Moving from the United States …

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Artist, Curator, and Cultural Consultant Anita Herrera

I’ve Always Tried to Express My Version of L.A.

Anita Herrera is a curator, artist, and cultural consultant, born and raised in Los Angeles. Based in both L.A. and Mexico City, Herrera specializes in collaborations in fashion, music, and …

What Unites Mexico and the U.S.

“Are the U.S. and Mexico Becoming One Country?” Explored How Cultural, Economic, and Social Interdependence Can Create Harmony Between the Two States

by Talib Jabbar |

“I grew up biculturally in Arizona. It was very common for people to cross the border five to six times a day. I’m sorry we don’t have that openness that …

To Solve America’s Immigration Woes, We Need to Think, Act, and Work Locally | Zocalo Public Square • Arizona State University • Smithsonian

To Solve America’s Immigration Woes, We Need to Think, Act, and Work Locally

Individuals and Communities Are Able to Connect with Newcomers Even as Policymakers Work to Drive Us Apart

by Sarah Rothbard |

The Zócalo event “Could Immigration Unite Americans?” comes at a time when much of the world has actually come together in support of one group of immigrants. But, as New …


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