The University of Arizona Press

July 22, 2026

Thanks to all the authors, editors, and new friends who visited our booth at MALCS Summer Institute at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis last week! We were proud to participate in this Institute with the theme: “Movements along Bdote: Disruption and Solidarity Sin Fronteras.” Below, check out a few highlights from our time at the Institute.

Above, BorderVisions series editors Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez (left) and Yvette J. Saavedra (right) stand beside Editor-in-Chief Kristen Buckles.

Left is Yvette G. Flores author of Chicane Mental Health, Second Edition and Natalia Deeb-Sossa co-editor with Yvette G. Flores and Angie Chabram of Testimonios of Care. Right is Editor-in-Chief Kristen Buckles and Brenda L. Sendejo, author of the forthcoming Chicana Spiritual Activism.

Aída Hurtado, author of Intersectional Chicana Feminisms; Irene Lara, co-editor with Elisa Facio of Fleshing the Spirit; and Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez co-editor with Yvette J. Saavedra of meXicana Roots and Routes.

Writing That Matters authors Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz (left) and L Heidenreich (right) flank the book’s illustrator, Anel Flores.

We look forward to seeing you again at MALCS in 2027.