TBI Grants Awarded 2002-03
| Applicant Funded | School, Dept., or Major | Project Title | Type of Project | Amount Awarded |
| Joan B. Anderson | Business | Trends in the Quality of Life in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region | Faculty Research | $12,500 |
| Michel Boudrias | Marine & Environmental Studies | Long Term Impacts of Point Source Pollution on the Sandy Beach Benthic Community in Bahía Magdalena, Baja California Sur | Faculty Research | $9,000 |
| Angela Yeung | Music | USD Symphony Outreach Performances in Tijuana, Fall 2002 | Faculty Research | $6,000 |
| Katheryn Martin* | The Effects of Migration from Oaxaca, Mexico to the United States On the Health, Economic and Social Status of Oaxacan Women | Border Activity | $3,000 | |
| Kristin C. Moran | Communication Studies | A Comparison on News Coverage on Latinos/as and the Border by San Diego's KBNT and KGTV Television Stations | Faculty Research | $2,000 |
Joan B. Anderson
joana@SanDiego.edu
University of San Diego, Department of Economics
Trends in the Quality of Life in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region
Faculty Research
$12,500
Description of Project:
The objective of this proposed research project is to study the trends in quality of life and poverty in the U.S.-Mexico border region over the last half of the 20th century and how U.S. and Mexican economic and social policies have affected those trends. This research will gather and analyze data on population, income, poverty and quality of life variables on both the U.S. and Mexico sides of the border, as well as "Border People's" stories, memories and impressions of how the quality of life on the border has changed over this period. It will analyze how the interrelationships of these two related but diverse economies affect those trends. More importantly it is concerned with the impact of policy, discussing ways that policy might be altered to improve the prospects for diminishing poverty and improving the quality of life along the border.
Project Output(s):
Anderson, Joan B. (2003). The U.S.-Mexico border: a half century of change. The Social Science Journal, 40 p. 535-554.
Michel Boudrias
boum@acusd.edu
University of San Diego, Marine & Environmental Studies
Long Term Impacts of Point Source Pollution on the Sandy Beach Benthic Community in Bahía Magdalena, Baja California Sur
Faculty Research
$9,000
Description of Project:
The town of Puerto San Carlos is located on the Eastern Shore of Bahía Magdalena, in Baja California Sur and is dependent of fishing and ecotourism for its economy. A large fish cannery is located directly on the beach. The canner currently dumps organic, inorganic and other types of waste directly into the near shore waters of Bahía Magdalena. The organic loading and the heavy metals in the sediments and pore waters already have done significant damage to the ecosystem. This project proposal is designed to extend the existing water quality and benthic ecology project in Bahía Magdalena, and enhance interactions with Mexican researchers at CIBNOR (Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste) and SFS (School for Field Studies). It is designed to provide time to fully analyze existing results and to strengthen international collaboration efforts related to detailed analysis of the taxonomy of the species found in Bahía Magdalena.
Angela Yeung
ayeung@SanDiego.edu
University of San Diego, Department of Music
USD Symphony Outreach Performances in Tijuana, Fall 2002
Faculty Research
$6,000
Description of Project:
The University of San Diego Symphony comprises USD students, alumni, current and retired faculty and staff, and friends from the neighborhood. The USD Symphony has engaged in varies outreach performances in Tijuana. This project would be a continuance of these outreach efforts in Tijuana. Three concerts will be held, one for the Parroquia del Espíritu Santo, one at the La Morita Community Center and one at the Centro Cultural (CECUT). Through rehearsals and performances, members from the two ensembles get to interact and share not only their musical talents but their diverse cultural backgrounds. The USD Symphony Tijuana outreach also includes a musical presentation at a community such as an orphanage. The visit is always an eye-opening experience for many members.
Katheryn Martin
University of San Diego
The Effects of Migration from Oaxaca, Mexico to the United States On the Health, Economic and Social Status of Oaxacan Women
Border Activity
$3,000
Description of Project:
Many Mexican immigrants to the United States are from Oaxaca in southern Mexico, the second poorest Mexican state that is home to the Mixtec and Zapotec indigenous groups. As husbands, brothers, and sons increasingly leave their homeland of Oaxaca for the north, what are the effects on Oaxacan women at home? The Mexico-United States migration phenomenon has long been the focus of academic research and study. This project, however, will examine how Oaxacan women are affected by the migration of a family member to the United States. This project will also examine the possible correlation between economic globalization and the motivations for transnational migration. Furthermore, this project will initiate health-care improvements for members of a marginalized social group and at the same time expand our view of the effects that economic globalization and transnational migration have on women's health.
Kristin C. Moran
kmoran@SanDiego.edu
University of San Diego, Communication Studies
A Comparison on News Coverage on Latinos/as and the Border by San Diego's KBNT and KGTV Television Stations
Faculty Research
$2,000
Description of Project:
Living in a community on the border between two nations serves as an opportunity for researchers to learn more about the interaction between the different cultural distinctions and similarities these two nations hold. Specifically, San Diego is a site of constant negotiation between a Mexican heritage and presence defined by an Anglo-American majority. This research project will investigate television news on the border to understand the differences and similarities between Spanish-language news present on KBNT, channel 19 and English-language news on KGTV, channel 10. The theoretical foundation of the project is agenda setting, which explains that the issues that are important to the public are the same issues that are covered in the news media. Through a content analysis, this investigation will compare what issues are covered by each of these two news stations as a first step in a larger research project.
Project Output(s):
Moran, K. (2005). Border Tales: A comparison of Spanish-language and English-language
news. Journal of Borderlands Studies, 20(1) p. 115-127.
