The children of Solaga: indigenous belonging across the U.S.-Mexico border

2025/06/18 by Raúl Acosta · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Migration, Health, Geopolitics, Historical Geography

paper · doi:10.1080/01419870.2025.2516759

openalex publication_date 2025/06/18 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

With 668 residents according to the 2020 Mexican census, San Andrés Solaga is a small Zapotec town in the Sierra Norte region of Oaxaca. Nevertheless, its communal ties extend far beyond its territ...

Discussions

• The Children of Solaga explores how Zapotec immigrants from San Andrés Solaga sustain community across borders through fiestas and comunalidad—a joyful, resistant expression of belonging. Review by Ra [bsky, 1 points, 1 comments]

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