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The MACRI Symposium takes place May 30 and 31 at Texas Public Radio's Malú & Carlos Alvarez Theater in downtown San Antonio.

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Sometimes learning about history hurts. But if we want to heal from these wounds, we first have to learn the truth. Editor’s Note: The following is excerpted with permission from Borderlands and ...

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I’m a proud, first-generation, college-educated and gay Mexican American with undocumented family in the United States, including a mother who was previously deported to Mexico, and I ...

Many Americans celebrate Cinco de Mayo, but how many actually know the story of the holiday? Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo doesn’t mark Mexican Independence, which is celebrated on Sept.