by Elvia Arriola | Jul 28, 2011 | Further Study, Who We Are
Denise “Neecy” Ann Vergez, January 21, 1965 – July 18, 2011 Women on the Border lost a true friend on July 18, 2011 when Denise “Neecy” Ann Vergez ended her eight year battle with ovarian cancer. She was 46 years old. Denise designed and...
by Elvia Arriola | Jun 29, 2011 | Further Study, Migrants and Human Rights, Women and Globalization
Although there has been an increased focus on Mexican immigration to the United States, Mexicans have been migrating north for better opportunities since our nation was formed. When the U.S. gained control of the Southwest, the Mexican population that was living...
by Elvia Arriola | Jun 23, 2011 | Further Study, Maquiladoras, NAFTA, WOB Archival, Women and Globalization, Women and Globalization Bibliography
OF WOMAN BORN: COURAGE & STRENGTH TO SURVIVE IN THE MAQUILADORAS OF REYNOSA AND RIO BRAVO, TAMAULIPAS by Elvia Rosales Arriola As 27-year old María Elena García Sierra pulled off her white sock to show me the places on her feet where she suffered a recurring...
by Elvia Arriola | Jun 23, 2011 | Further Study, Migrants and Human Rights, Women and Globalization
Crushing Barely begins to capture The weight of the grief That sits Mountain sized Upon my soul As a departing visitor to El Paso/Ciudad Juarez A land of divides Rich and poor Brown and white Citizen and not Identities crafted By powerful attitudes in Custom and law...
by Elvia Arriola | Jun 15, 2011 | Delegations, Maquiladoras, NAFTA
REFLECTION OF PAMELA BROUKER DELEGATION TO THE MEXICAN BORDER, MARCH 12-14, 2010 (REYNOSA, TAMAULIPAS –next to McAllen, Texas). My name is Pamela Marie Brouker. I enjoy poetry, nature, art, film and travel. Journaling, writing, drawing and taking pictures are...
