VOL. 2 • NUM 29 www.LaPrensaTEXAS.com 21 de Julio de 2019 Cine de San Antonio 25 Years Of Exitoso partido American Indian The Westside’s The Call for 2020 Cinema: SAFilms entre SAFC y Tribe Demands Painted Walls Local Filmmaker San Antonio Film Festival Cardiff City FC Full Archeological Grant Applications Celebrates Silver Screen Anniversary At The Tobin Study of Alamo Is Now Open Sacred Burial Grounds Center July 30 - Aug 4 The Deadline to Apply is Don’t Require July 31 at 4 p.m. CT Headstones By Jennifer J. Petrini Por José I. Franco By Ramon J. Vasquez By Dr. Ricardo Romo By R. Eguia 2 La Prensa Texas SAN ANTONIO 21 de Julio de 2019 This grass roots publication is the life Let’s Talk About it... source for a community that is not easily afforded viable access to diverse and ac- Seperated Families cessible media. San Antonio and the sur- rounding counties have become accustomed By Yvette Tello are older or grandparents, to relevant news brought to them in both Today I overheard a conver- aunts and uncles are also English and Spanish since 1913. sation between two ladies separated... CBP and ICE are Steve A Duran Sr. talking about the separa- CEO/Publisher definitely separating parents [email protected] tion of children from their from their children even with families at the border. One of the correct paperwork ... Ramon Chapa Jr. Co-Publisher the ladies worked for immi- usually the border officials [email protected] gration. She explained that confiscate and throw away the reason that the children all of the peoples official Yvette Tello Executive Vice President are separated is because documents as a form of pun- [email protected] the people that are coming ishment and dehumaniza- Roxanne Eguia in the country with are not tion for their seeking out a Editor In Chief their parents or do not have constitutional right to seek [email protected] documents proving that they asylum... so this immigration Victoria Ward are their children. If chil- pecially children right there people on the ground doing person your talking about is Graphic Designer dren come into this country was a report awhile back the job. Don’t let a person correct in one respect but [email protected] with their parents and the on 20/20 and world news who is onsite seeing the day didn’t fill in the gaps. There Steve Walker proper documentation they on this all in all we have to to day workings of it hinder wasn’t a gap in Melania’s Dr. Ricardo Romo are not separated from their think about the safety of the process even though she was Isa Fernández your political agenda.” Contributors parents. They have to verify children” undocumented nor was there [email protected] the children are not missing Amigo Mike Sarabia: a gap in her parents process... children and if the parents to be clear this crisis was Maria Cisneros Candace Price: “My cousin and brother in Sales Representative are aware that there are even “Mainstream media does law and his son all work there manufactured by the execu- being brought to our country. not want anyone to know that and they told me different. tive branch and can only be She said human trafficking most children are not accom- Yes there are many brought fixed from the top ... chal- is the biggest concern for panied by real parents and that way but majority are lenges at the bottom reflect these children. There is a that trafficking is an issue, families.” a lack of leadership at the big demand for children in yet they try to act like they top ... religious volunteers America for many different care so much, instead are per- Felipe Vargas: and law enforcers can only reasons. I thought all the petuating the stolen children “Some of that conversation cover the president’s ass for children were being sepa- and trafficking problem.” is true yet it is incomplete... so long ... the system is so rated from their parents. I children are definitely get- overwhelmed that sooner was truly enlightened today Thomas Mc: ting separated from parents or later its gonna shut down on this issue. What do think? “Sorry she did not fully when entering without in- and the most vulnerable at Let’s talk about it... explain this correctly. 2600+ spection (so called reentry the margins will suffer even The mission of the Westside Develop- children have been separated criminalization julian castro more unfortunately.” ment Corporation (WDC) is to foster Monica Monica: economic development, promote the de- of those 46 were not accom- talked about in the debate) “Yessssss!!!!!! So much velopment and redevelopment of real estate panied by parents. 46 that is this means they don’t enter within its target area, create viable urban talk about how awful this is! all. The vast majority were through a port of entry and Jesus Tello: communities, and preserve the character, What about that poor child separated from their fam- instead swim or cross a des- “Everybody has to agree culture and history of the Westside. who is brought here by some ily. This is based on number sert before being detained ... we have a major problem The vision is a vibrant Westside com- stranger only to be sold so from the government that the they are also separated when with immigration right now. munity where people want to live, work, he can have a little money. We’ve had one for a while. and visit. ACLU sued to get.” the parents present them- People need to see the light.” selves legally if the parent It sucks cause it’s not going Leonard Rodriguez Richard Perez: has a criminal issue in home to get fixed because of Con- President /CEO Melida Melissa Lopez: gress and the Orange idiot. [email protected] “Yup we live in a world country or when they were “It’s true and you do know were people will believe in the US previously... kids Good luck to our country.” La Prensa Texas San Antonio is published once San Antonio is on top of the what the media says over that come with siblings that a week by La Familia Duran Inc. San Antonio, Texas (210) 686-0600. 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Published and printed in the United States of America. La Prensa Texas 210-686-0600 21 de Julio de 2019 La Prensa Texas SAN ANTONIO 3 About the Cover Artist Ashley Mireles By Dr. Ricardo Romo Ashley Mireles titled her cover art “Joan the Evan- gelist.” She considers Joan the Evangelists the patron saint of artists. Her work is currently in an exhibit at the Centro de Artes on Market Square. The exhibit is made possible through the support of the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Cul- ture in partnership with the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA). Mireles is one of 28 art- ists selected for the exhibit as part of the first round of participants in NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Mentor- ing Program. This exhibit features the works of 26 San Antonio-based artists and tionally with a forthcoming munity access by three partner organizations. public art commission to developing and or- An interdisciplinary art- open in the City of San An- ganizing creative ist and educator, Mireles tonio in 2020. Her artwork workshops and creates works based on her has been collected by the Na- other educational environment as well as so- tional Museum of Mexican programming for cial and political concerns. Art, Mexic-Arte Museum, regional arts insti- While producing drawings, Zuckerman Museum of Art, tutions including prints, and murals for public Texas Christian University Artpace San Anto- Previously, Mireles co- whom we expect to hear consumption, she employs Print Collection, the City nio, where she serves as the directed La Printeria, a non- more about in San Antonio. in her words, “both homage of San Antonio, and the Education Coordinator. She profit printmaking organi- While working full time at and social critique, along University of Texas Librar- is also a founding member zation located in the city’s ArtPace directing their edu- with humor.” Mireles uses ies Special Collections. Her of Creative Women’s Alli- Westside. La Printeria spe- cation programs, she spends an illustrative style to ex- work has been published in ance formed to create and cializes in producing fine art her evenings and weekends plore cultural issues, gender The American Statesman, support professional arts prints for the artist commu- completing a commission roles, and the human condi- Huffington Post, and Mitú. opportunities for women of nity while training youths in for a metal sculpture for tion.