Elisa Castro

Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, with roots tracing back to Viesca, Coahuila, Mexico, she has found inspiration in both the culture of her ancestral land and her birthplace. Castro is a first-generation Mexican American student who recently graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a master’s degree in Spanish and a focus on Digital Humanities at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She is part of the Transborder Digital Humanities Consortium Center as a research assistant (2025). Her research focuses on the intersections of migration and identity, exploring the impact of historical migration narratives and cultural preservation on identity formation through the use of digital humanities tools.

She is also part of two Transborder Digital Humanities projects: GeoTestimonios Transfronterizos, developed in collaboration with Chicana border writer Gris Muñoz from El Paso, Texas; and Concientizando Comunidades, a collective led by Dr. Sylvia Fernández Quintanilla, with whom she works closely as a research assistant, in collaboration with Dr. Stephanie González, Dr. Sylvia Mendoza, and Dr. Liliana Patricia Saldaña, as well as Graciela Sánchez, Director of the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center.