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Medical anthropologist Elizabeth Farfán-Santos spent five years with Claudia García, a mother from Mexico who illegally crossed the border into the U.S. to provide a better life for her deaf daughter. She details García's story and struggles in her book, "Undocumented Motherhood: Conversations on love, trauma, and border crossing."

The partners behind the 6.2-mile long binational river park project discuss the symbolic and environmental impact the park will have for the Laredo and Nuevo Laredo communities.

Anthology "Reverberations of Racial Violence: Critical Reflections on the History of the Border," delves into the systematic killings of Mexican Texans during the 20th century.

The former president of UT-Brownsville discusses her historic career in higher education and the “surreal” experience of receiving the nation’s highest civilian honor.

Two UT Health San Antonio doctors discuss the barriers behind the lack of Latino representation in clinic trials and the massive need to increase Latino participation.

Mexican artist Margarita Cabrera's latest project honors personal sacrifices and draws inspiration from the story of Copil, an Aztec warrior whose sacrifice resulted in the founding of modern day Mexico.

The essayist and professor at the University of Texas at Austin reflects on the experience that inspired his Texas Monthly article, "What We Say When We Say 'San Antonio,'" the Anglicized pronunciation of Spanish-language names, and the larger implications of language loss.

Independent producer and journalist María Martin has lived and reported on Guatemala for years. She discusses a history of civil wars in Central America, a lack of interest in news coming from the area, and the dangerous state of the press in Central America.

Rafael Acosta Morales, author of "Drug Lords, Cowboys, and Desperadoes: Violent Myths of the U.S.-Mexico Frontier," delves into how Mexican villains have been portrayed in mainstream media, the repercussions of those portrayals and what sparked his interest in writing the book.

Medical anthropologist Elizabeth Farán-Santos recounts the immigration journey of Claudia Garcia, a mother from Mexico who crossed the border with her deaf toddler in search of better medical resources and a better future.