Last year at this time, there was a story that caught our eye – still thinkin’ bout how unique it is – want to share it with you( pic below is credited to NBC News; Getty Images; Paul Ratje for NBC News)
‘Fronterizos’ have a different story to tell about the border. It’s cooler than you might think.
El Paso and San Diego residents say current border politics obscures the uniquely American “fronterizo” border region, its rich Hispanic heritage and its cultural impact on the nation – it’s basically an area where people feel, well, as we often say at ñ, they feel doubled by their heritage – not divided. If you’re a spanglish aficionado, or even if you’re not – i think you’ll enjoy this unlikely story, at NBC News by By Edwin Flores and Dennis Romero In the borderlands, from Imperial Beach, California, to Boca Chica, Texas, many residents boast a culture of their own and even a language, the so-called Spanglish, which they say set them apart from either nation. “It’s the fusion of these worlds that makes border folks — we have a very special sensibility, we have our own patois,” said San Diego State University border pop culture expert William A. Nericcio, who’s from the border city of Laredo, Texas.
Chef Priscilla Curiel crossed the border daily for school and has lived on both sides of it, proudly identifying with “fronterizo” culture. Courtesy of Priscilla Curie Curiel is part of a younger generation of creative talent drawing on the southern border region’s rich Hispanic and Mexican heritage, whose cultural imprint extends far beyond the country’s southernmost cities. Read the rest of the tale AQUI and as you continue to navigate the spaces between the lines, May The ñ Be With You 😉
