As pandemic rages, farmworkers say employers are ‘prioritizing production over … lives’
The spread of COVID-19 has forced scores of agricultural workers throughout the Southwest to make a choice between their health and their incomes.
Puerto Rico school turns adversity into strength after Hurricane Maria
The principal, teachers and parents at a Puerto Rico school rebuilt after Hurricane Maria left behind a field of fallen trees, mounds of mud, flooded classrooms and torn electrical wires.
Arizona State University professor’s ‘teach in the dark’ lessons connect communities after Hurricane Maria
Arizona State University professor from Puerto Rico launches #TeachingInTheDarkForPuertoRico effort to raise awareness in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
Arizona study finds ZIP codes serves as indicator of community health
A health study by the Arizona Partnership for Healthy Communities shows disparities among communities.
Puerto Rican retirees face uncertainty on pension cuts after Hurricane Maria
As Puerto Rico grapples with massive debts, a struggling economy and a growing exodus of residents to the mainland U.S., Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016, is pushing to cut government retiree pension benefit payments by an average of 10 percent.
Mexicans work to reclaim corn as their own
QUERETARO, Mexico - NAFTA has battered small Mexican farmers, but plans to renegotiate the trade pact have prompted a grassroots and political push here to reclaim a trade that was once at the heart of Mexico.
Emma and Elvia: An undocumented mother’s dedication to her daughter with disabilities
Elvia Urias is an undocumented immigrant who cares for her daughter, Emma, who has severe mental disabilities. Emma, 22, is protected from deportation by DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) but now has aged out of school. She spends most of her time alone at home while her mother works evenings to provide for the two of them.
Edward Escobar: The man who transformed Transborder Studies at ASU is retiring
PHOENIX - When Edward Escobar put in his application to work for Arizona State University in 1993, he was charged with the task of creating a Chicano Studies course, the first of its kind on campus.
Boxing training may help people with Parkinson’s disease
PHOENIX – Valley Parkinson's patients are turning to non-contact boxing to help punch back at their disease.
From fresh produce to inmate job training, Nogales food bank fills a basket of needs
NOGALES -- Food waste, the affordability of fresh produce, and prison inmate rehabilitation may seem like disparate issues, but a local food bank is approaching them all head-on.
Tempe startup designs fashion hub to nurture AZ designers
TEMPE – A chrome mannequin greets visitors entering a plain, red-brick building. The click of a sewing machine echoes in the warehouse as one worker hunches over a strip of cloth. Workers glide a steam iron over fabric.
