La Prensa San Diego

By Pablo Jaime Sáinz Two years after the death of San Diego resident Anastasio Hernandez Rojas, his family and supporters continue demanding justice and answers from the Obama administration. Hernandez Rojas died in May 2010, a few days after being beaten and tased by Border Patrol agents near the San Ysidro pedestrian exit. The case [...]

By José Luis Sierra New America Media LOS ANGELES — Javier Sicilia looks tired. The 56 year-old Mexican poet, essayist, journalist and novelist has been going non-stop since March 28th of last year, which is the day he acquired a distinction that is every Mexican’s nightmare: to be a member of one of the roughly [...]

Symposium, street fair and expo highlight Mexico’s strides for economic growth Mexico’s most visionary leaders, vibrant culture and extraordinary accomplishments will be on display for the “Mexico Moving Forward” symposium, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. May 3 at the University, California San Diego campus. This year’s symposium, “Charting a Path to Prosperity,” is designed to [...]

By Kent Paterson Next, month Ciudad Juarez’s new historical-cultural gem will celebrate its first anniversary. Built as part of the 2010 Bicentennial/Centennial commemoration of the 1810 War of Independence and 1910 Revolution, the Museum of the Border Revolution (Muref) offers visitors a unique glimpse of Mexico’s early 20th century revolutionary upheaval, especially the strategic role [...]

“A gem of an app.” “Clean UI [user interface], very easy to use.” “Eliminates the guess work!” Those are just a few of the early online reviews from users of a new Android mobile app that helps motorists figure out the best time to enter the United States at crossings from Mexico and Canada. “Best [...]

Frontera NorteSur A Texas state senator is calling for an investigation of border security contracts granted to a private, Virginia-based firm. In a letter earlier this month, state Senator Jose Rodriguez requested that the Texas State Comptroller probe a series of no-bid contracts awarded by the administration of Republican Governor Rick Perry to Abrams Learning [...]

Spring break is to hard labor as Styrofoam is to environmentalism. But last week, these apparent opposites were brought together in a profound way. A group of 50 people from Point Loma Nazarene University, including students, faculty, members from the university’s administrative cabinet and the university’s president, Dr. Bob Brower, spent their spring break constructing [...]

Por Citlalli Rodriguez En los últimos años Baja California se ha ganado el reconocimiento mundial por ser uno de los exponentes más ricos en cultura y gastronomía. Y en tiempos de una crisis económica, estar bajo los reflectores cae como anillo al dedo para el estado fronterizo. Poco a poco han surgido los solicitados restaurantes [...]

Inicio de la construcción: 5 de febrero. Inauguración del carril: 23 de febrero. Los funcionarios de la Ofi-cina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos (U.S. Customs and Border Protection, CBP) inaugurarán el 23 de febrero un carril rápido piloto para peatones en el puerto de entrada Otay Mesa. De modo similar que [...]

Border Wall, Mexicali, Baja California Norte February 2 through April 30 “Beyond Borders” — photographs by David Bacon  On February 2, the Center for Cultural Investigation of the Autonomous University of Baja California mounted an exhibition of 18 large photographs, taken by photographer David Bacon, on the border wall, next to the garita, or gate, [...]

By Kent Paterson Frontera NorteSur  Roberto Fernandez concedes that it’s sometimes lonely being a bluesman in Culiacan. The capital of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, Culiacan is best known for the banda or grupera sounds that also provide the drum beat to the narco-culture and violence that’s enveloped the region. “There’s no blues scene,” Fernandez [...]

Editor‘s Note: Frontera NorteSur is generally loathe to join the annual media ritual of regurgitating the year’s stories and classifying them in order of importance. The editor will make no such arbitrary judgments, but by any measure 2011 was an extraordinary year and some reflection seems called for at this time. So in the spirit [...]

By Kent Paterson Frontera NorteSur  Pro-immigrant and civil liberties groups are stepping up the pressure against US Immigration and Customs Enforce-ment’s (ICE) Secure Communities program. Designed to remove immigrant lawbreakers from the United States, Secure Communities enlists local law enforcement agencies in a cooperative relationship with ICE in order to identify, hold and deport foreign [...]

Por: Paco Zavala Ha llegado la época navideña, temporada en la que se proclama felicidad, reconciliación, diversión, recuerdos, nostalgias y tantas emociones vinculadas con esta fecha tan significativa para los creyentes de las diversas corrientes religiosas provenientes del cristianismo. En este contexto en días pasados se exhibió en el Centro Cultural Tijuana un documental dirigido [...]

 Por: Paco Zavala Transcurre el mes de diciembre con festividades, brindis y convivios en todos los niveles. Ámbitos y espacios, en este ajetreo nos parece digno de mencionar el siguiente evento: La Fundación Belleza Sin Fronteras A.C., realizó el pasado 1 de diciembre un evento trascendente para la vida social en la frontera tijuanense. Esta [...]

 A Celebration Peace and Goodwill By Vivian Marlene Dunbar Sat. Dec. 10 20ll — People of two nations came joined together, at the border, to celebrate the Annual Posada Sin Frontiers. This event marked the 18thyear of people gathering at Friendship Park to share in this traditional holiday. This year’s them is ‘The Star Still [...]

 By Kent Paterson Frontera NorteSur Under the circumstances, even the most stubborn personalities steeled in adversity would probably call it quits. Inside the corridors of the big marketplace, an odd tranquility reigns as the vendors wait for customers. Outside, the day is broken by the occasional sound of ambulances rushing off probably to attend the [...]