Novelist Matt Mendez Barely Misses a Thing about Chicano Youth Culture
by Kimi Eisele For a time, the novelist Matt Mendez had an office at Denny’s. Late at night, after his shift as an aircraft technician … Read more
Behind the Turntables: When the Dancefloor Becomes a Ceremony
by DJQ Ten o’clock, Friday night, Tucson. I play the first song of a four-hour set. It’s a remix I made of my favorite El … Read more
Sweat Equity: How a Phoenix Neighborhood Built a Community Center
by Kimi Eisele Late one morning in the Maryvale neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona, a group of women sits around a classroom table listening to interviews … Read more
Confianza en la Frontera: A Cultural Glimpse at the Nogales Produce Industry
Text by Nicholas Hartmann, Photos by Alex Jimenez In 2015-16, SFA Folklorist-in-Residence Nicholas Hartmann carried out an ethnographic study of the Nogales Produce Industry. The … Read more
Responsible Herbalism: In the Mountains with Vadi Arzu Erdal
Story and photographs by Lisa M. O’Neill Clouds fill the brilliant blue sky as I travel up the mountain with bioregional herbalist and bartender Vadi … Read more