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U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo

Joy-Harjo

November 29, 2019 – While she is an enrolled member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, Joy Harjo has long ties to New Mexico. She graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts and earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of New Mexico. In June, the Library of Congress named Harjo America’s poet laureate.…

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Alfredo Corchado: On Immigration And Identity

Alfredo Corchado

November 23, 2018 – Correspondent Russell Contreras has an in-depth discussion with author Alfredo Corchado, who also reports on the US-Mexico border for the Dallas Morning News and has spent decades covering the border and immigration. Corchado’s latest book, “Homelands” examines immigration and identity through his own experiences and his friendship with four other Mexican Americans he first…

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