Sasha von Oldershausen
By Sasha von Oldershausen:
In ‘Homelands,’ Alfredo Corchado Punctures the Myth of the American Dream
In Presidio, a New Public Art Project Crosses Borders
The new mural is a small binational gesture reminding those who reside in the margins that they are not forgotten.
On the northern outskirts of Presidio, a series of modest dirt hills offers a view of the small border town delineated by the meandering Rio Grande. Just beyond, the Mexican sister city of Ojinaga — many times bigger than the … Read More
Somewhere It Hides a Well
Learning to look past borderland tropes in Presidio.
The photograph, taken in 1975, shows a long dirt road receding into blue mountains. A chain-link fence runs along the left side of the road, and on the right, a series of one-story adobe façades, pink like the dirt. Beside … Read More
For Texas Pronghorn, an Unusual 500-Mile Journey
Wildlife experts are airlifting and trucking pronghorn into West Texas in hopes of replenishing a shrinking population.
Wildlife experts are airlifting and trucking pronghorn into West Texas in hopes of replenishing a shrinking population. Read More
In El Paso, Demonstrators Stress Connection Between Women’s Rights and Immigrants’ Rights
Many at the rally along the Texas-Mexico border said draconian immigration policies would fall heavily on women and children.
Many at the rally along the Texas-Mexico border said draconian immigration policies would fall heavily on women and children. Read More
‘The Presidential Campaign Makes No Difference Here’: Election Day in Presidio
Poll workers say the county with the lowest turnout in Texas can’t afford voter stickers.
Poll workers say the county with the lowest turnout in Texas can’t afford voter stickers. Read More
‘I Wish I Could Vote’: An Ex-Felon’s Election Day
A Presidio man with a criminal history finds out too late that he's eligible to vote.
A Presidio man with a criminal history finds out too late that he's eligible to vote following the completion of his parole. Read More
Crossing Over
For families living on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, breaching the divide is a way of life.
For families living on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, breaching the divide is a way of life. Read More
The Business of Burying Horses
The border town of Presidio loses money every time it buries a dead horse — and nowadays there are hundreds of them.
Presidio is the last stop for horses on their way to slaughter in Mexico, but many don't make it that far, causing headache, and heartache, for many. Read More
Western Block: One Woman’s Quest for Citizenship
Refujia Roman-Chavez could be a U.S. citizen, but she can't prove it without the cooperation of the West Texas border agents who’ve repeatedly told her to return to Mexico.
Much as undocumented parents have struggled with a sometimes hostile Texas bureaucracy that hinders easy access to their American-born kids’ birth certificates, people like Roman-Chavez, who may have strong claims to citizenship, grapple with the process to verify their claims. Read More