By El Paso Matters Staff, El Paso Matters The history of Mexican Americans has been mostly erased through land grabs, identity changes and even in what Mexican Americans call themselves, said David Dorado Romo. “This book helped me draw a big telarana, a spiderweb, through 2,300 years of history,” he said about his latest work, “Borderlands and the Mexican American Story,” during an El Paso Matters Book Club event last week.

El Paso Matters Book Club author David Romo brings to light lesser-known events in El Paso’s history in a discussion with moderator Yolanda Leyva, Aug. 21, 2025. (Corrie Boudreaux/El Paso Matters) The event Thursday, Aug. 21, at the Mexican American Cultural Center in Downtown drew more than 50 participants to hear Romo discuss his book, part of the Truth Series by C

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