Internet Resources

Manuel Acosta
The Manuel Acosta site provides educational material about the well recognized border artist Manuel Acosta.

Borders & Identity
Explores the nature and complexity of the movement of peoples, cultures, ideas, and objects across the U.S.-Mexico border. Drawing from the vast and interdisciplinary collections of the Smithsonian Institution's museums, libraries, and archives, this site features the stories and artifacts of U.S.-Mexico migration.

Border Studies Exhibition
Presented by Texas Humanities Resource Center. Contains nine graphical exhibitions, associated learning activities and three streaming multimedia slideshows presenting the history and culture of the lands and nations bordering Texas and the United States from the 15th Century to the present day.

The Border Studies Gallery
Presented by Texas Humanities Resource Center. The Border Studies Gallery features 36 photographic studies of people and places along the Texas-Mexico border, from El Paso/Juárez to Brownsville/Matamoros.

The Bridge Project (bilingual: English/Spanish)
The Bridge Project is a binational, site specific installation for The Bridge Of The Americas ( also called The Cordova Bridge and El Puente Libre). The project was designed by Chrissie Orr, in collaboration with border artist Carlos Callejo. It was part of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Cross Border Celebration and installed in October, 1997. It directly involved the communities of El Paso, Texas, USA, and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua,, Estados Unidos De Mexico.

CHICANO! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement (bilingual: English/Spanish)
The Series-related Resources page has photos and descriptions of the Chicano! videos, teaching and resource guide, and other materials.

Las Colonias The Need -The Solution- Implementation
"Colonia" is a spanish term for "neighborhood" or "community." In Texas, "colonia" refers to an unincorporated settlement that often lacks basic water and sewer systems, paved roads, and safe and sanitary housing. Colonias' can be found along the US-Mexico border in California, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona..

Discovering Mexico@NationalGeographic.com
This is an Article written from The National Geographic Magazine Online, showing the Tijuana border crossing reality. It includes interesting pictures and commentaries on one of the most important borderland cities of the US/Mexico border.

Exploring Hispanic History and Culture--A Dynamic Field, Cultural Resource Management Archives, Volume 20 No. 11 1997
From the archive of Cultural Resource Management, this particular issue features articles about Hispanics in the United States, many of the articles address issues of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Frontera Norte Sur
Monthly report on the Borderlands of North central Mexico, updated daily. Features reports across all topics and disiplines.

Migration in History
Presented by the Smithsonian Institution, Migrations in History explores the nature and complexity of the movement of peoples, cultures, ideas, and objects. Drawing from the vast and interdisciplinary collections of the Smithsonian Institution's museums, libraries, and archives, this site features the stories and artifacts of migration--what happens when people move, what they take with them, what they leave behind, and how they make their new place home.

Sights and Sounds of the Borderlands

El Paso-Cuidad Juárez Murals
A slide show of photographs of the El Paso-Cuidad Juárez murals. Photographs and text prepared by University of Texas at El Paso students, Manny Evans and Edgar Reynoso.

Shirts on the Bridge of the Americas, El Paso-Cuidad Juárez
A slide show of photographs of the painted messages of schools children of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez on shirts hanging on the walkway of the International Bridge of the Americas, El Paso-Cuidad Juárez. Photographs compiled by University of Texas at El Paso student, Edgar Reynoso.

Special Contributions

RUBEN SALAZAR: BORDER CORRESPONDENT by Mario T. García
Book summary.

Colors on Desert Walls: The Murals of El Paso
Special Collection of photographs by Cynthia Weber Farah as they originally appeared in Colors on Desert Walls: The Murals of El Paso by Miguel Juárez (Texas Western Press, The University of Texas at El Paso,1997)

ON THE BORDER: Portraits of America's Southwestern Frontier by Tom Miller
Book summary.

Washington's Birthday on the Texas Border, Dion Dennis
A look at the celebrations surrounding a U.S. holiday in the South Texas region on the U.S.-Mexico border. Originally appeared in Theory, Technology, Culture (#36, February 17, 1997)

BORDER VOICES, KTEP Radio

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	El Teatro by Azucena Mendoza (Spanish)
	La Frontera no solamente se caracteriza por su diversidad de espectaculos sino que la cultura de El Teatro cada dia va mas creciendo entre los ciudadanos fronterizos
	Mariachi Influence on El Paso High School Music Programs by Noemi Aldana
	Influence of the Mexican mariachi on El Paso high school music programs and the organization of high school mariachi groups.
	Tarahumaras Indians by Carla Cardoza
	Tarahumaras indians plight into Ciudad Juarez out of necessity and their struggles to maintain their culture.
	12 Travelers Dedication by Fred Olsen
	First dedication of the 12 Travellers statues, Fray Garcia de San Francisco, in downtown El Paso.

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