The use of digital tools in Latin American and Latinx digital humanities is often about building connections beyond academic spaces and engaging with real problems faced by actual people. Itilizasyon zouti dijital nan syans imanitè dijital Amerik Latin nan ak Latino yo souvan gen pou wè ak bati koneksyon ki depase espas akademik yo epi angaje yo ak pwoblèm reyèl moun reyèl ap fè fas. L'utilisation des outils numériques dans les humanités numériques latino-américaines et latinx vise souvent à tisser des liens au-delà des espaces académiques et à s'attaquer aux problèmes concrets auxquels sont confrontées des personnes réelles. El uso de herramientas digitales en las humanidades digitales latinoamericanas y latinas suele centrarse en establecer conexiones más allá de los espacios académicos y en abordar problemas reales que enfrentan personas reales. O uso de ferramentas digitais nas humanidades digitais latino-americanas e latinx frequentemente diz respeito a estabelecer conexões para além dos espaços acadêmicos e a engajar-se com problemas reais enfrentados por pessoas reais.

This article explores the intersection of digital humanities and border epistemologies, providing pedagogical frameworks that can help other researchers, teachers and community members analyze tools, practices, and ethical knowledge production to challenge dominant narratives of the Mexico-U.S. border.

Sylvia Mendoza Aviña, assistant professor of Mexican American Studies (MAS) at the University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA), introduces the MAS Muxeres Oral History Project, a digital storytelling project that uses ArcGIS StoryMaps to share the oral histories and intimate archival materials of the muxeres who build and sustain MAS programs in Yanawana/San Antonio, Texas, and also explores the transformational possibilities of fusing critical Latinx digital humanities with MAS and Ethnic Studies research.