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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"U.S./Mexico Border"”.
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Charro Days: History, Culture, and Identity on the U.S.-Mexico Border
… of Mexicaness and Americaness to highlight the border’s unique position which is situated between cities, countries, and cultures. This thesis examines three events: “Hands Across the Border”, Sombrero Festival, and the Grand International Parade. It explores the ways in which Brownsville and …
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Repertoires of development in economic divergence on the U.S. - Mexico border
… It focuses on two initially very similar cross-border pairs of cities (McAllen, TX - Reynosa, Tamaulipas and Brownsville, TX - Matamoros, Tamaulipas) along the U.S. - Mexico border. The comparison of these two cross-border city pairs reveals that differences in patterns of local behavior led one …
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Imperial divides: race, nation, security and the U.S.-Mexico border, 1940-1955
Imperial Divides explores the history of border policing between the United States and Mexico from the 1940s to the 1950s. I examine the links between international security and the early efforts to militarize the U.S.-Mexico border, focusing on the cultural production of a boundary cast in …
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In the Margins: Thresholds of Text and Identity in U.S.-Mexico Border Literature
<p>My project links discussions of U.S.-Mexico border literature's emphasis on marginalized identity with the growing textual studies interest in the marginal, often-invisible processes which aid the production and shape the reception of books. The dissertation not only calls attention to textual …
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Binational Water Management: Perspectives of Local Texas Officials in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region
… that manage water resources in the U.S.-Mexico border region. Previous research on binational water management in Texas has not included the attitudes and opinions of local Texas officials in the border area. Although negotiations on binational water management take place at the level of …
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Solidarity, saviors, and the scales of authority : (social) media practices of the U.S.-Mexico border
… in (social) media messaging about the U.S.-Mexico border. The deft use of media by the U.S. Border Patrol and immigrant advocacy and activist groups alike indicates evolving bordering practices. I bridge feminist geopolitical work on scale and geopolitical scholarship on media through a …
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Tracking urban growth and composition along the western portion of the U.S. - Mexico border: 1985 -2010
… of global urbanization can be seen in the US-Mexico border region. This dissertation follows the growth and composition of urban areas along the western portion of the border from 1985 - 2010 through three chapters. First, the remote sensing technique Multiple Endmember Spectral Mixture …
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Evaluation of Exposures to Diesel Particulate Matter Utilizing Ambient Air Monitoring and Urinary Biomarkers Among Pedestrian Commuters who Cross the U.S.-Mexico Border at San Ysidro, CA.
… Walk-in-line pedestrians crossing the U.S.-Mexico border northbound at the San Ysidro, CA Port of Entry ("Border Commuters") may be at an increased risk of experiencing elevated traffic-related air pollution, including diesel exhaust (DE). DE exposure has been associated with numerous …
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Border Narratives, Latino Health, and United States Media Representation: A Cultural Analysis
… three issues in the media: immigration, the U.S.-Mexico border, and health care policy. I show that anxieties surrounding the U.S.-Mexico border are articulated to concerns about health, disease, and medical resources. I start with a qualitative analysis of selected texts from mainstream media to …
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A house on the border
… working at a migrant shelter on the U.S./Mexico border.</p>
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Ranges of consideration: crossing the fields of ecology, philosophy and science studies.
… surrounding rangeland ecology along the U.S./Mexico border; whereas the last two chapters explore more theoretical conflicts concerning the philosophy of nature. Throughout the thesis I show the significance of nonhumans (prairie dogs, cattle, biological assessment sheets, environmental laws, …
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Between Borders: A Comparative Study of Traditional and Fronterizo Migration from Mexico to the United States, 1965-2007
“Between Borders” studies transnationalism and explores how the migration experience is diversified based on place of origin and destination—specifically as it relates to the U.S. – Mexico Border. I consider two types of migration: a traditional movement from Mexico to Dallas, Texas and a …
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Borders, Bridges, and Beer: Performances of Cultural Identities in the Washington Birthday Celebration
… in Laredo, Texas, a city situated in the U.S.-Mexico border region, make sense of their identities through their experiences in the Washington Birthday Celebration (WBC). By focusing on communication as means for creating cultural identities, this study provides insight into how communication …
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Made in Machismo: Discovering Gender Patterns in Migration Process
… through interviews with migrants in the U.S./Mexico Border, using a intersectionality approach to analyze the data collected with the application of inductive reasoning. The migrants interviewed came from Central and South America, where Machismo remains a cultural default. Machismo can be …
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UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICY: EXPLOITING UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS FOR POLITICAL GAIN
… have contributed to recurring crises at the U.S.–Mexico border. Through a comparative analysis of Republican and Democratic administrations, it evaluates how executive orders, proclamations, and agency directives have prompted rapid policy changes. The policies and actions analyzed include the …
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Born of Coatlicue: Literary Inscriptions of Women in Violence from the Mexican Revolution to the Drug War
… periods of extreme violence affecting the U.S.-Mexico border region: The Mexican Revolution and the turn-of-the-century crisis of the Nation-State that emerged subsequently. The comparative framework explores women’s strategies of survival and agency within the collapse of the security networks …
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Transcending Borders: The Transnational Construction of Mexicanness, 1920-1935
<p>My dissertation, <“>Transcending Borders: The Transnational Construction of Mexicanness, 1920-1935,<”> examines the conflicting attitudes towards "Mexicanness" or <italic>mexicanidad</italic> both in Mexico and the United States, an area that, Jos<é> Lim<ó>n, …
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Borderland Voices: Exploring the Educational Journey of Transfronterizx Students, Families, and Educators for Enhanced Engagement and Empowerment
… students and their families cross the U.S.–Mexico border for academic, economic, social, cultural, and linguistic reasons. Socioeconomic disparities, deportation, and work have propelled some families to live in Mexico and enroll their U.S.-born children in U.S. schools to provide more …
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