Immigrants in the U.S: New Trends and Issues
D’Vera Cohn, Pew Research Center September 21, 2018 News headlines are filled with stories about young unauthorized, immigrant Dreamers, war-zone refugees, and temporary digital workers from India – but how do they fit into the bigger picture of immigration to the...
New Mexico’s Booming Trade with Mexico: A View from the Border
Jerry Pacheco, International Business Accelerator August 24, 2018 According to U.S. Commerce Department data, exports from the Albuquerque metropolitan area plummeted 43 percent, from $1.76 billion in 2015 to $1 billion in 2016, largely due to a decline in activity at...
The Role of the Media in our Interconnected World
Kent Walz, Albuquerque Journal July 27, 2018 We are subject to more news, and fake news, from more sources than ever before. It’s in the newspaper, on TV, on our computers and on our phones. Traditional news media are more challenged than ever by a flock of well...
The Role of Images in Mexican Politics from the Colonial Period to the Present
Ray Hernández-Durán, UNM July 8, 2018 Most of the information we get regarding political events at home, as well as abroad, is visual in nature. Images have played and continue to play a central role in not only capturing specific events but in conveying political...
Curanderismo: The Revival of Traditional Medicine Using Herbs and Rituals
Cheo Torres, UNM June 10, 2018 “Curanderismo” is an ancient healing tradition that dates back to the arrival of the Spaniards to the New World in 1519. Curanderos, or faith healers, blended Old World and Native American medicinal plants and belief systems to secure...
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