SFA’s Ethnographic Field Schools offer training in the basic skills of cultural analysis and documentation, using the toolbox of ethnography as practiced by ... [Continue Reading]
Historias from Ojo del Padre, New Mexico: An Interview with Nasario Garcia
Personal history and culture has a “flavor” all its own. In rural New Mexico, that flavor is tied deeply to the land and to the customs and traditions of those who live close to it. Nasario Garcia is an oral historian, folklorist and native New ... [Continue Reading]
Sweet, Sour, and Spice in the Ice
One of the most refreshing ways to flavor up the summer in Tucson is with a raspado, the Mexican version of a snow cone. This icy delicacy gets its name from the Spanish word raspar, meaning “to scrape,” from the days a vendor would scrape or shave ... [Continue Reading]