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Fronteras Desk
1:00 pm
Thu February 28, 2013

San Antonio Veteran Channels War Experience Through Creative Writing

Credit Chris Eudaily / TPR
Chris Hernandez sits down with TPR's Crystal Chavez to discuss how his military career has impacted his writing career.

An interview with combat veteran Chris Hernandez of San Antonio, who talks about how writing has helped him sort through his experiences at war. ICE has released hundreds of immigrants in recent days, immigrants who are now making their way back home. Stores that cater to the growing minority groups are doing well as the country’s demographics continue to change. We look at the secrets of one highly successful, family-owned supermarket chain.

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Fronteras Desk
1:08 pm
Thu January 17, 2013

Mexico Re-Making Its Centuries-Old Tradition Of Midwifery

Credit Mónica Ortiz Uribe / Fronteras
Infants like this baby girl used to be born at home to traditional midwives. Today most babies in Mexico are born in hospitals.

Fronteras: Some are asking President Obama to hire more Latinos in his second term. Proponents are planning to reintroduce the Violence Against Women Act, which died in the House last session. Immigrant driver's licenses are a hot topic in New Mexico, and we look at how Mexico is re-making its centuries-old tradition of midwifery.

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