US/Mexico Border Fieldtrip Reports
On April 5th, nearly all of the class participated in an all-day fieldtrip to Nogales, Mexico. The trip was led by staff from BorderLinks, a Tucson-based, bi-national non-profit organization specializing in experiential education about the US/Mexico border region. BorderLinks programs raise awareness to build bridges of solidarity across North and Latin American borders and promote intercultural understanding and respect.
Read our trip reports to see what we experienced and learned! Don't miss our Photogallery!
Madison Adamoli, Nogales: Witnessing the Injustices of Migration
Cristal Arellano, Al Otro Lado de la Frontera
Riley Candia, Life on the Other Side
Crystal C, Wooden Crosses and Faded Lives
Ian Fugate, A Beginning for Some and an End for Others
Juan Garcia Ramirez, La Vida es Dura
Matthew Harper, Across the Metal Serpent
Yerena Hernandez, The Road to NogalesJonathan Holdsworth, Border Delusions
Argenis Hurtado Moreno, From South to North: Migration & Displacement
Donnella Lincoln, Building Justice
Emily L, Are You Awake Yet?
Kurtice Maguire, Nogales: Past and Present
Jacqueline Stanley, Nogales: The City at a Loss
Daphne Villanueva, Fieldtrip to Nogales, Mexico
The US/Mexico border at Nogales has not always been a contentious site, as these historic photos demonstrate.
Alternative Fieldtrip Assignment
Some of our class were unable to join the trip to Nogales, so they created their own fieldtrips to discover "the border" inside metro Phoenix.
Ghanim Obaidan, Inside Phoenix's Rural Roads
Leader-Activists We Met with on Our Trip. Check out our terrific Photogallery!
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Kristin
Koptiuch,
Associate Professor of Anthropology
School of Social & Behavioral Sciences
New College of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
Arizona State University, Phoenix
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