By Dr. E. Carrizal-Dukes Juan Sandoval and I were members of the Accessions Committee at the El Paso Museum of Art from about 2017 to 2018 with curator Dr. Patrick Shaw Cable. After one meeting in February 2018, he asked me if I had a car and if I wanted to go to a party. […]
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Compatriots: Children of Ireland & Mexico
By Maria R Perez, MSSW Many are unaware that Mexico and Ireland share an extensive history. There is a current rise of interest in genealogy and personal ethnic story. Thus, after submitting their DNA for testing many individuals of Mexican decent are bewildered to discover that they have Irish DNA, and potentially searchable Irish ancestors. […]
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The Late Juan Sandoval Was a Walking Example of the University’s Civic Engagement Approach to Our Community
By Dennis Bixler-Márquez, Ph.D. I knew Juan Sandoval from his arrival to UTEP in the early eighties and was surprised that he hailed from a southern Colorado community that I knew well due to having researched it in the late seventies. We established a friendship that continued with the sharing of news from that region. […]
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Stimulus Paper Checks Begin to Arrive in El Paso
Maria Martinez reached out to us yesterday to share with us that she received her stimulus check in the mail. In a text message exchange, Maria Martinez told us that she was pleasantly surprised to find a $600 stimulus check in her mailbox yesterday. Martinez told us that she will use the stimulus money to […]
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Democrats No Longer Have An Excuse To Delay Immigration Reform
On January 21, 2021, the Democrats will control Congress under Joe Biden. With Kamala Harris able to break ties at the Senate, the Democrats no longer have an excuse as to why substantial immigration reform cannot happen. If immigration reform does not become a serious part of the Biden agenda for his first year in […]
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LULAC Denounces Insurrection In Washington, DC By Riot Mobs
Nation’s Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Tells President Trump to Cease and Desist His Defiance of Defeat WASHINGTON, D.C. — The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) issued the following statement Wednesday amid scenes of thousands of protestors rushing Capitol Hill and disrupting certification of the November 3rd election of Joe Biden […]
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Juan Sandoval Me Inspiró
By Sol Maria Lopez, MLIS Recuerdo bien a Juan Sandoval II. Trabajé con el entre el 2011 al 2016 en la biblioteca de UTEP.Nuestros caminos no cruzaron con demasiada frecuencia debido a que él estaba en los servicios de referencia e instrucción y yo en servicios técnicos.Sin embargo, lo recuerdo claramente cuando durante mis estudios […]
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El Paso Vaccine Availability – Week 4
This article was updated on January 6, 2021 at 13:55E time to update the PDF document to the correct version. The Texas Department of Health Services released the Week 4 Covid-19 vaccine allocation data late yesterday. El Paso has now received 38,925 doses. There are now 60 facilities in El Paso that have received the […]
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Juan Sandoval II by Ronnie Dukes of DUKEScomics.com.
Dr. Elvira Carrizal-Dukes states: This illustration of Juan Sandoval was created by Ronnie Dukes of DUKEScomics.com. It is based on a photo that Juan sent me. Juan said Dr. Selfa Chew took the photograph. I would like to submit it as a remembrance. Elvira and Ronnie Dukes are the creative force behind DUKEScomics.com, an independent […]