An Interview with Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez, An Unrepentant Border Crosser (Jorge A. Hernández Jr. y Alonso Arana, pp. 11-15)

Authors

• Jorge A. Hernández Jr., University of New MexicoFollow
• Alonso Arana, University of New MexicoFollow

Abstract

Having a conversation with Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez, professor and Chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of New Mexico, is like sitting down at your family table and sharing a deep conversation about the best tacos in town, experiences about crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, traveling across the globe, and everything in between. This interview was born out of our long-time relationship as students of his and out of personal and shared connections, reflections, and conversations regarding the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, la frontera, and northern Mexico. In this interview, he talks about his upbringing, influences within his creative and scholarly work, the importance of writing, border-crossing the Spanish and non-Spanish speaking worlds, and useful consejos for prospective graduate students.

Recommended Citation

Hernández, Jorge A. Jr. and Alonso Arana. "An Interview with Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez, An Unrepentant Border Crosser (Jorge A. Hernández Jr. y Alonso Arana, pp. 11-15)." Intersecciones Hispánicas: Revista de Cultura, Literatura y Lingüística 1, 1 (2024). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/interseccioneshispanicas/vol1/iss1/3