Con el apoyo de la Fundación Andrew W. Mellon, el Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry de la Universidad de Arizona ha creado un programa de pasantías (o internships) que conecta a estudiantes universitarios con organizaciones comunitarias que realizan un trabajo humanitario importante en la región de Estados Unidos y México.

With funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Fronteridades grant, the University of Arizona Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry has created an undergraduate internship program that is connecting college students with community based organizations doing crucial humanitarian work along the U.S.-Mexico region.

Los borderlands son lugares donde existen verdades multiples. En Tucson, el Dr. Javier Durán y el equipo del Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry de la Universidad de Arizona están invirtiendo en el trabajo de investigadores, académicos y miembros de la comunidad que desafían las narrativas dominantes y elevan las voces de las personas que viven y cruzan los EE. UU. Frontera de México.

Under the heat of the Tucson mid-afternoon sun, a small house at 1133 E. Helen sits in the shadow of the massive footprint of the Eller College of Business at the University of Arizona.

Inside the small house, Dr. Javier Duran and the team at the University of Arizona Confluencenter are investing in the work of researchers, academics and community members who are challenging mainstream narratives and elevating the voices of the people living in and crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

Henry Barajas ha estado soñando este momento desde que era un niño en el sur de Tucson. Todos los días, cuando tomaba el autobús a Tucson High, miraba por la ventana al pasar por el Arizona Daily Star, donde lo esperaba el trabajo de sus sueños.

El último cómic de Barajas, Historias de Resistencia: Dolores Huerta and the Plight of the Farm Workers and Union Organizers, fue encargado y publicado recientemente por las Escuelas Públicas de la Ciudad de Nueva York.

Henry Barajas has been calling his shot since he was a kid growing up on Tucson’s south side. Every day when he would take the bus to Tucson High School, he would look out the window as he passed by the Arizona Daily Star, where his dream job awaited.

Barajas’ latest comic, Historias de Resistencia: Dolores Huerta and the Plight of the Farm Workers and Union Organizers was recently commissioned and published by the New York City Public Schools.

En su vestido verde oscuro con flores, Rikki Riojas camina con sus huaraches de cuero por los pisos de madera de esta casa histórica. Ella está siguiendo un chirrido. Una alarma de humo solitaria necesita un cambio de batería, otra tarea pendientes en la lista de quehaceres de esta casa de la década de 1880. A principios de este mes, Riojas se convirtió en la primera directora ejecutiva de la organización, gracias a una subvención de dos años de la Mellon Foundation.

Wearing a dark green dress with flowers, Rikki Riojas walks in her leather huaraches through the wooden floors of the historic home. She’s listening for a chirping sound. A lone smoke alarm needs a battery change, another item on the punch list of this home that dates back to Tucson in the 1880s. Earlier this month, Riojas became the organization’s first executive director, thanks to a two-year grant from the Mellon Foundation.

El Startup de Azucena Bravo, Xoco, acaba de recibir un premio de $5,000 para ayudar a familias a aprender Español usando actividades divertidas entre pequeños y adultos.

Nos reunimos con Bravo un domingo por la tarde en el Mercado San Agustín para platicar sobre su startup, su trayectoria profesional, y porque es importante para ella rodearse de y apoyar a mujeres emprendedoras.

Azucena Bravo’s startup, Xoco, recently won the $5,000 IdeaFunding prize to help families learn Spanish using fun activities for children and adults.

El Sur met with Bravo on a Sunday afternoon at Mercado San Agustín to talk about her startup, her professional career, and why it’s important to her to surround herself with and support Latina entrepreneurs.

El Sur interviewed Vanessa Ruiz as part of the speaker series Las Reinas del Beauty Industry hosted at American Eat Co. Most Tucsonans probably know Vanessa as @MyVanety for her makeup tutorials, gym workouts, and her most recent trip doing hair and makeup for nationally-renowned dermatologist Dr. Sheila Farhang’s appearance on The Today Show.

The Sonoran Desert offers infinite places to explore and discover new worlds during all seasons of the year. El Sur talked with two outdoor experts, Jesús García, Research Associate with the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, and Cam Juarez, Park Ranger with the National Park Service, to prepare this guide to exploring the desert in Tucson and to guide us in increasing Latinx representation in the outdoors.

El Desierto Sonorense ofrece infinitos lugares para explorar y descubrir mundos nuevos durante todas las estaciones del año. El Sur platicó con dos expertos del desierto, Jesús García, investigador asociado con El Museo del Desierto de Arizona-Sonora y Cam Juarez, guardabosques con el Servicio de Parques Nacionales y preparamos esta guía para recrear en el desierto de Tucson y para guiarnos en aumentar la representación de la comunidad Latinx en los espacios naturales.

On a cool morning in April, we walked around Tucson’s Barrio Viejo neighborhood with Marisol Vindiola as she pointed out some of her favorite homes. In between “¡Esta me encanta!” Marisol talked with El Sur about the origins of Visit Tucson’s new campaign to engage Latinx visitors from across the country.

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