{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"'Soldiers and Kings' author Jason De Le\u00f3n on exploring the world of human smuggling","publication_date":"March 18, 2025","summary":"An archaeologist is providing a different lens on the tension at the southern U.S. border, one that applies deep-dive anthropology to learn more about migration. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown spoke with National Book Award-winning author Jason De León, whose work explores the clandestine world of human smuggling, for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.","author_name":"By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2025\/03\/0d6d3b4b9df926633667e5f89548d09a-SoldiersKings-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}