Past Projects
La Frontera Speaks is a new podcast by the Institute of Oral History that features the stories found in our collection of interviews as well as contemporary conversations with scholars and community members. Throughout our history, El Paso and Ciudad Juárez have welcomed people from all over the world. Recently, we have been at the center of debate and controversy as migration from Central America, particularly families, has grown. In this year's podcast we will explore the history of asylum seekers and refugees as well as the contemporary stories of people who have come to the US-Mexico border in search of a better life.
The crew of this exciting new podcast, slated to debut in September 2019, are Siera Tanabe (UTEP undergrad), Jonathan Hinojos (EPCC undergrad), and Solomon Contreras (EPCC undergrad). The project is directed by Dr. Yolanda Chávez Leyva and is sponsored by The Humanities Collaborative at EPCC-UTEP, a program funded by the Mellon Foundation.
La Frontera Speaks Podcast
EPISODE 3
EPISODE 2
EPISODE 1
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPTION (PDF)
Photo (left to right): Dr. Larisa Veloz, Assistant Professor of History at UTEP; Solomon Contreras; Siera Tanabe; Jonathan Hinojos.
La Frontera Speaks Video Series
The Institute of Oral History is proud to present a video series that brings oral histories to life through 21st century technology. Through “Voices from the Border” and other videos, such as “Uncaged Art” and “Save Duranguito,” we share people’s stories in a visually interesting and accessible way. The short videos utilize the oral histories, contemporary and historic photographs, and music to tell the stories of the people living and passing through the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez border. To see more videos from Institute of Oral History Video Series Click HERE
Bracero Oral History Project
The Institute of Oral History expanded the collection of interview materials outside of the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez region with the Bracero Oral History Project. The Bracero program, a federal guest worker program initially intended to address labor shortages during World War II, brought more than two million Mexicans to the United States to work. The Institute of Oral History launched the Bracero Oral History Project to collect interviews systematically with individuals throughout the United States and Mexico who were involved in the Bracero program. The IOH collected over 702 interviews. To view the transcripts, and listen to the recordings please go to www.braceroarchive.org
