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6 days ago | 
tpr.org | Norma Martinez |Norma Martínez |Marian Navarro
Many immigrants who come to the United States often struggle to access services because they cannot understand or read English. San Antonio is home to a majority Latino population -- many of them immigrants -- yet, the city is also a literacy desert. Elena Foulis, an assistant professor at A&M San Antonio, leads the class Language and Literacy in Latinx Communities.
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1 week ago | 
shorturl.at | Norma Martinez |Norma Martínez
Many immigrants who come to the United States often struggle to access services because they cannot understand or read English. San Antonio is home to a majority Latino population -- many of them immigrants -- yet, the city is also a literacy desert. Elena Foulis, an assistant professor at A&M San Antonio, leads the class Language and Literacy in Latinx Communities.
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1 week ago | 
tpr.org | Norma Martinez |Norma Martínez |Marian Navarro
During his first 100 days of his second term, President Donald Trump has issued at least 175 immigration-related executive orders. There were fewer than 30 immigration actions taken during the same time period in Trump’s first term. The firehose of executive orders include invoking an archaic wartime law to rapidly deport suspected gang members without due process, and pulling federal agencies like the IRS and the Social Security Administration into immigration enforcement.
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2 weeks ago | 
tpr.org | Norma Martinez |Norma Martínez
Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Native communities have struggled with high rates of assault and murder for decades. Statistics don't accurately reflect the true rates of violence. The local nonprofit, American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions (AIT-SCM), has joined the movement to bring awareness to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People, or MMIWP.
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2 weeks ago | 
tpr.org | Norma Martinez |Norma Martínez
Bilingual and Spanish-language storytelling can be a crucial tool for preserving culture and language in young readers. The Campoy-Ada award recognizes works that do this especially well. The award is named after Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy -- icons in the field of Spanish-language children’s literature. Patricia Sánchez, chair of the Department of Bilingual-Bicultural Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio, said many Spanish-speaking communities strongly value oral storytelling.
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3 weeks ago | 
tpr.org | Norma Martinez |Norma Martínez |Marian Navarro
Despite a lack of representation, women of color have long blazed trails in the world of ballet. Janet Collins and Maria Tallchief became the first Black and Native American prima ballerinas, respectively, in the mid-20th century. Decades later in 2015, Misty Copeland became the first Black principal dancer at the American Ballet Theater. Dancer Steena Hernandez started ballet in West Texas when she was just three years old and was often one of the few Latina dancers in her classes.
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4 weeks ago | 
shorturl.at | Norma Martinez |Norma Martínez
Despite a lack of representation, women of color have long blazed trails in the world of ballet. Janet Collins and Maria Tallchief became the first Black and Native American prima ballerinas, respectively, in the mid-20th century. Decades later in 2015, Misty Copeland became the first Black principal dancer at the American Ballet Theater. Dancer Steena Hernandez started ballet in West Texas when she was just three years old and was often one of the few Latina dancers in her classes.
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1 month ago | 
tpr.org | Norma Martinez |Norma Martínez
Los Texmaniacs have been a staple in the San Antonio conjunto music scene since 1997. The band won a Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Music Album and have played in various projects, including a 1994 recording session with the Rolling Stones. Bajo sexto player Max Baca is the frontman of Los Texmaniacs, which has become a family affair — Baca’s nephew, Josh, is the band’s accordionist.
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1 month ago | 
shorturl.at | Norma Martinez |Norma Martínez
Los Texmaniacs have been a staple in the San Antonio conjunto music scene since 1997. The band won a Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Music Album and have played in various projects, including a 1994 recording session with the Rolling Stones. Bajo sexto player Max Baca is the frontman of Los Texmaniacs, which has become a family affair — Baca’s nephew, Josh, is the band’s accordionist.
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1 month ago | 
dentonrc.com | Norma Martinez |Norma Martínez
The office of Social Security will stop issuing paper checks on Sept. 30 under direction of an order signed by President Donald Trump. The administration argued that it was necessary to drop paper based payments because they create “unnecessary costs; delays; and risks of fraud, lost payments, theft, and inefficiencies. Mail theft complaints have increased substantially since the COVID-19 pandemic.
