Bridging Cultures: Reflections on the Heritage Identity of the Texas-Mexico Borderlands

Borderlands: they stretch across national boundaries, and they create a unique space that extends beyond the international boundary. They extend north and south of what we think of as the actual “border,” encompassing even the urban areas of San Antonio, Texas, and Monterrey, Nueva León, Mexico, affirming shared identities and a sense of belonging far away from the geographical boundary.

In Bridging Cultures: Reflections on the Heritage Identity of the Texas-Mexico Borderlands, editors Harri...