Our Lost Border: Essays on Life amid the Narco-Violence

Southwest Book Award from the Border Regional Library AssociationInternational Latino Book Award for Best Latino-focused Nonfiction Book (Bilingual)Finalist for ForeWord Review's Book of the Year Awards for Adult Nonfiction AnthologiesIn his essay lamenting the loss of the Tijuana of his youth, Richard Mora remembers festive nights on Avenida Revolucion, where tourists mingled with locals at bars.

Now, the tourists are gone, as are the indigenous street vendors who sold handmade crafts along the wide boulevard.

Instead, the streets are filled with army checkpoints and soldiers armed with assault rifles.