Over 3 million registered nurses practice in the U.S. Of those, only 7 percent are Hispanic, despite Hispanics making up 17 percent of the population. This disparity has highlighted the need to recruit nurses of color into nursing schools. A five-year, $1.5 million National Institutes of Health grant, the Science Education Partnership Award , is making it possible to reach out through media resources to teachers and students in high school and college.

This week on Fronteras: Immigrant rights activists in San Diego protest Congress’ inaction on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. A San Antonio charter school aims to increase rate of students who go on to earn college degrees (1:46). A Dallas high school offers low-income and refugee students a crash course in financial literacy (5:51). The push by a national organization to recruit Hispanic nurses (10:45). A “dreamer’s” letter to President Trump (19:19). RALLY FOR YOUNG IMMIGRANTS’

This week on Fronteras:

This week on Fronteras: Now that temporary protected status for people in the U.S. from El Salvador has ended, hear how workers in Houston are dealing with the uncertainty. Property taxes of adobe homes in Marfa skyrocket (3:50). Muslim Americans honor Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of service (7:59). A Latina conductor strikes a chord in Seattle (11:40). Mexican-American studies touch the lives of San Antonio students (16:49).

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This week on Fronteras: “Promotoras” initiative to help some San Antonio families on the west side reduce incidents of child abuse. New Mexico aims to get more students of color into nursing programs (8:19). A modern day vigilante stands guard on his property along the U.S./Mexico border (12:08). A Dallas artist takes a whack at gentrification with a Latin party favor (16:14).

This week on Fronteras:

This week on Fronteras: A farmworker searches for migrants who go missing while crossing the border. The demand for Mayan interpreters in the U.S. is on the rise (4:27). The emotional health of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients who face losing their special status in March (10:42).

This week on Fronteras:

This week on Fronteras: A look back on the effects of the Trump administration’s U.S.-Mexico border policies in 2017. How a San Antonio artist is transforming a busy neighborhood intersection with a sculpture that has meaning for its residents (8:41). An American Indian author and illustrator takes children on an adventure in his new book (14:24). Latina superheroes serve as role models to inspire young girls (18.27).