Bonnie Ilza Cisneros

Bonnie Ilza CisnerosBonnie Ilza CisnerosBonnie Ilza Cisneros

Bonnie Ilza Cisneros

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Ilza Villarreal, 18, with her daughter, Bonnie Ilza // Brownsville, Texas photo booth circa 1981

Blooming in the Borderlands

Blooming in the Borderlands Blooming in the Borderlands Blooming in the Borderlands



Blooming in the Borderlands

Blooming in the Borderlands Blooming in the Borderlands Blooming in the Borderlands



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Mission & Vision

A daughter of the South Texas borderlands, I bask in the blurred culturas, languages, and histories that make up this parched and lush landscape. 


I weave personal essays out of memory, oral history/interviews, formal research, poesia, dreams, myths, and Anzaldúan theory.


In addition, I compose MAS curriculum as a means of empowering the barrio youth of the borderlands. 


 I strive to “sift, sort, and symbolize,” as la maestra Anzaldúa describes, in order to “re-envision the map of the known world.” 


My work both consults the ancestors’ maps and seeks new paths amongst the established trails. 


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