US/Mexico Border Fieldtrip Reports
On April 6th, 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!
Richelle Aldrich, Nogales Mexico Trip
Cynthia Canez, Nogales: the Corruption that Still Exists
Jessica Carlise, Exploring
Nogales
Angel Flores, Nogales Field Trip
Christen Garden, Dual Narratives with Dual Cities
Darian Hall, A Trip to Nogales, Mexico
Patrick Ingham, Ruins
Undone
Ginger Lee, On the
Border
Kyle Lummus, The Walnut
City
Melitza Mejia-Centeno, Trip to
Nogales
Kayla Miller, The
Cage: Nogales, Mexico
Teresa Rodriguez, Visiting Our Neighbor
Paul Schiopu, Close, Yet So Far
Lauren Tennison, Crossing Into Nogales
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.
Lirio Orozco-Chavez, Oh, Georgia!
Rebecca Qualls, Mercado de los Cielos
Negine Sekandari, Guadalupe
AZ
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