Crystal City

Fronteras: ‘Crystal City 1969’ play honors the real-life story of student 'heroes and sheroes' who fought for Latino civil rights

Norma Martinez

Playwrights David Lozano and Raul Treviño discuss how the production dives into Crystal City Mexican American students who staged walkouts in protest of discrimination. The play makes its San Antonio debut at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Jan. 19-22.
Border & Immigration

'They Separated My Dad And My Oldest Brother'—Crystal City Camp Survivors Protest Family Separation

Norma Martinez

Family separation. Detainees living in uncertainty, wondering why they are being held, where they are being held, where their loved ones are, and when…
Military & Veterans' Issues

Crystal City: A Call To Recognize German-Americans Sent To Internment Camps

Carson Frame

St. Mary's University students honored 81-year old veteran Lt. Col. Adolf Wesselhoeft Thursday. He was of one of 139 American children of German descent…
News

Indictment Aside, Crystal City Mayor is Running Again

CRYSTAL CITY — Leaning forward on a two-seat swing beneath a shady tree, Ricardo Lopez ticked off his lofty political ambitions: First, win his…
Texas

Texas Matters: The Secret History Of The Crystal City WWII Internment Camp

David Martin Davies

Many people know that during World War II, the United States created a system of internment camps for resident aliens from Japan as well as American…