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Linea Abierta Programs for December 2002
Monday, December 2nd
PROGRAM # 3684 - 12:00 PDT
HEALTH EDITION – AIDS DAY. On the day after World AIDS Day, this program looks into the pandemic and revisits studies on the AIDS corridor in migrant communities along the Pacific Coast. Is treatment readily available for people infected with HIV in the poorest communities on both sides of the border? Myths and facts on the disease are also discussed with expert guests.Guests: Enrique Gómez, program coordinator, Iniciativa de Salud Fronteriza, Mexicali, Mexico; Dr. Patricia Uribe Zúñiga, executive director, Centro Nacional para la Prevención y Control del SIDA, Mexico City; Alisa Olshefsky, University of California, San Diego.
PROGRAM # 3685 - 13:00 PDT
IRAQ DEADLINE AND APPOINTMENT OF KISSINGER. According to news reports, the Bush administration is quietly gauging willingness for war against Iraq among dozens of key allies. Medea Benjamin, director of Global Exchange in San Francisco, joins this edition from a vigil at the White House to protest current plans for war against Iraq. Ms. Benjamin also derides the appointment of former secretary of State Henry Kissinger to lead the probe on 9/11.
Tuesday, December 3rd
PROGRAM # 3686 - 12:00 PDT
PAISANO PROGRAM. As the holiday season approaches, thousands of Mexican émigrés begin pouring into highways and airports to visit families and hometowns. Mexican federal officials join this edition to provide information about traveling paperwork, import regulations, legal precautions and highway safety.Guests: Mario Pérez, Paisano program representative, Mexican Consulate, Los Angeles; Mario Ohrstron, Administración Central de Planeación, Administración General de Aduanas, Mexico City.
PROGRAM # 3687 - 13:00 PDT
FRONTERA LIBRE EDITION – INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR. Radio Bilingüe in the U.S. and Radiarte, Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión in Guadalajara, México, join broadcasts to interconnect live U.S. audiences with listeners in Mexico’s émigrés home states. Thousands of authors, scholars, librarians and publishers from Latin America get together for the International Book Fair of Guadalajara. This year’s guest of honor is Cuba and the event features a number of Cuban artistic activities.
Wednesday, December 4th
PROGRAM # 3688 - 12:00 PDT
HOSPICES AND POSADAS. What is the true meaning of Mexican Christmas posadas? Every year, Mexican and Latino children joyfully reenact Mary and Joseph’s search for a posada, or “inn.” The series Últimos Cuidados explores the links between Mexican posadas and hospice care. People facing the end of life can find sanctuary in hospices, a health care service where professional teams help create a sense of posada in clients’ own homes. Radio Bilingüe’s original radio series about end-of-life care and Latinos introduces listeners to hospice “holiday blues” support groups for grieving Latinos, ideas for terminally-ill patients on how to transform hope, practical steps for dealing with Holiday blues, and healthy ways for children to cope with loss.Guests: Mary Colmenares, Bereavement counselor, San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA; Madelline Toland, clinical coordinator, San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA .
PROGRAM # 3689 - 13:00 PDT
RUN FOR LEGALIZATION. Joel Magallan, director of Asociacion Tepeyac in New York, talks about "miracles" brought by a thousands-miles run that began in Mexico City and is scheduled to culminate in New York City on December 12, day of Guadalupe, Mexicans' patron saint. The run is urging the U.S. government to work in immigration reform and legalization and is credited with spawning new support groups and the participation in the run of an 80-year-old woman.FLORIDA SLAVE TRAFFICK. Farm worker organizers are collecting stories about laborers held in plantations against their will and are holding regular public meetings in labor camps to raise awareness among migrants about labor and human rights. Lucas Benitez, organizer of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, compares this work to the old, slavery-days underground railroad.
INDIAN AFFAIRS. This is a conversation with Huberto Aldaz Hernandez, executive director of Mexico's Instituto Nacional Indigenista. He shares his vision of a nation driven by multiethnic and multicultural values and practices.
Thursday, December 5th
PROGRAM # 3690 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION. WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico brings interviews and commentary on news developments in the Caribbean basin.Host: Wanda Colon-Cortez.
PROGRAM # 3691 - 13:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, is the program host. He offers a weekly, tape-delayed edition of the series “Voz Pública,” a call-in program airing from Mexico City.Host: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com.
Friday, December 6th
PROGRAM # 3692 - 12:00 PDT
MAYAN HEALER. This is a conversation with elder healer Beatriz Waight, a Mayan from Belize who recently visited the U.S. for a series of public seminars and private healing sessions. Mrs. Waight talks about traditional healing techniques, including uterine massage, Mayan acupuncture, herbal remedies and prayer.ALSO, SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE ON MIRANDA CASE. A brief interview with attorney Sonia Mercado on the case of Chavez vs. Martinez. The US Supreme Court is reviewing the case of Oliverio Martinez, a farmworker from Oxnard who was severely injured by police, then interrogated, without notification of his Miranda rights.
PROGRAM # 3693 - 13:00 PDT
IMMIGRATION EDITION. Attorney Carlos Spector Calderón, in El Paso, TX, provides news and commentary on major developments regarding U.S. immigration law. Listeners are encouraged to call in with comments and questions on immigration and citizenship issues.
Monday, December 9th
PROGRAM # 3694 - 12:00 PDT
HEALTH EDITION – NOSTALGIA DEPRESSION. For many immigrants, the Holidays bring back memories of good times in their home country. Many may feel a sense of loneliness, may be longing for home, and missing friends and family. Dr. Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, a mental health expert, shares advice on how to cope with depressed feelings of homesickness. This program is aired in conjunction with California State University, Fresno, and Fresno County's Collaborative for Health and Wellness.Guest: Dr. Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, professor, Department of Psychology, California State University Fresno; coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean of the World Health Organization’s World Mental Health 2000 Initiative; Mr. Jesus de Anda, depression patient, restaurant owner, Fresno, CA.
PROGRAM # 3695 - 13:00 PDT
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS. Due process for non-citizen children and government use of secret evidence against immigrants are among the issues raised by the American Civil Liberties Union, a leading civil rights organization. A representative for the ACLU shares basic-rights advice.Invited guest: Mariana Bustamante, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project Education Coordinator, Oakland, CA.
ALSO, MIRANDA RIGHTS. The U.S. Supreme Court is reconsidering the right to remain silent while under police custody, a protection known as the Miranda rights. A farm worker from Oxnard, CA, is suing the police for coercive interrogation after he was shot five times and forced to confess while bleeding and gravely wounded. This is a conversation with the lawyer of the plaintiff Oliverio Martínez.
Guests: Sonia Mercado, attorney, Los Angeles, CA.
Tuesday, December 10th
PROGRAM # 3696 - 12:00 PDT
GOV. RICARDO MONREAL. A conversation with governor Ricardo Monreal Ávila, leader of the state of Zacatecas, home to one of the largest Mexican émigré communities. Monreal is seeking the presidential nomination from his party, center-left Partido de la Revolución Democrática. Topics include the governors’ clash with Los Pinos over budget distribution, a bill to allow Zacatecans the right to vote in local elections, the impact of ten years of free trade, the "tres por uno" development program, and Gov. Monreal's bid for the presidency on 2006.ALSO, POLICE ESCORTS MIGRANTS. Patrol cars and motorcades from Nuevo Laredo police are escorting caravans of Mexican émigrés who enter Mexico on their way to their hometowns for the holidays. A Mexican federal official comments on this and other developments.
Guest: Octavio Lozano Gamez, secretario del ayuntamiento, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
PROGRAM # 3697 - 13:00 PDT
FRONTERA LIBRE EDITION – HUESOS EN EL DESIERTO. Radio Bilingüe in the U.S. and Radiarte, Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión in Guadalajara, México, join broadcasts to interconnect live U.S. audiences with listeners in Mexico’s émigrés home states. On International Human Rights Day, Frontera Libre features an interview with Mexican journalist and writer Sergio González Rodríguez, author of the book Huesos en el Desierto, a research and analysis on the nearly 300 murders of women in the border city of Ciudad Juárez. Gonzalez research points to a secret fraternity of influential businessmen, drug lords and law enforcement officials involved in sadist cults.
Wednesday, December 11th
PROGRAM # 3698 - 12:00 PDT
THE ALGEBRA PROJECT. Innovative teachers are taking the civil-rights message of empowerment to the teachings of math literacy. The Algebra Project is an interactive curriculum that focuses on rural and inner-city schools. African-American and Latino kids who are currently failing in math and sciences learn to question and find joy in math. A distinguished Chicano scientist talks about how the project helps develop active citizens. This program is part of Línea Abierta’s series Latinos in Engineering.Guest: Carlos Castillo-Chávez, professor of Biomathematics, director of the Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
PROGRAM # 3699 - 13:00 PDT
ALCOHOLISM. The Holiday season brings festivities and often social drinking. And Latinos tend to drink more alcohol in one sitting than others in the nation. This edition discusses alcohol use and abuse, alcohol-related problems and examples of culturally-competent treatment and prevention services. This program is in conjunction with KQED, San Francisco’s public radio.Guests: Juan Garcia, Ph.D., anthropologist, School of Education and Human Development, California State University Fresno; Henry Uribe, recovering alcoholic and director of Nuestra Casa, Fresno, CA.
Thursday, December 12th
PROGRAM # 3700 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION. WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico brings interviews and commentary on news developments in the Caribbean basin.Host: Wanda Colon-Cortez.
PROGRAM # 3701 - 13:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, is the program host. He offers a weekly, tape-delayed edition of the series “Voz Pública,” a call-in program airing from Mexico City.Host: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com.
Friday, December 13th
PROGRAM # 3702 - 12:00 PDT
IMMIGRATION EDITION. Attorney Carlos Spector Calderón, in El Paso, TX, provides news and commentary on major developments regarding U.S. immigration law. Listeners are encouraged to call in with comments and questions on immigration and citizenship issues. Commentary focuses on widespread calls for Trent Lott's resignation, after the senate leader's comments in support of segregationist figure Sen. Thurmond.PROGRAM # 3703 - 13:00 PDT
RUN OF THE GUADALUPAN TORCH. The Guadalupana torch run, a tradition in Mexican cities where pilgrims run during the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, is arriving in New York. Organized by U.S.-based Asociación Tepeyac, the journey of torch-carrying runners started in Mexico City advocating the right of undocumented workers to become legal residents. This is a special news report on the torch’s arrival at New York St. Patrick’s Cathedral.Guests: Marco Vinicio Gonzalez, correspondent, New York; Vicencio Marquez, Teofilo Vazquez, German Silva, Sergio Castillo and Gelasio Vargas, relay runners.
Monday, December 16th
PROGRAM # 3704 - 12:00 PDT
HEALTH EDITION – LATINO MENU FOR THE HOLIDAYS. A Mexican and vegetarian cuisine chef shares low-fat and easy-to-prepare recipes for family cooking during the Holiday feasts.Guest: Chef Moisés Toyber, Jungle Café, Vancouver, Canada.
PROGRAM # 3705 - 13:00 PDT
P’URHEPECHA SCIENTIST. A conversation with Dr. Ireneo Rojas Hernández, a P’urhepecha-speaking Indian from Cheran, Michoacán who completed with honors doctorate-degree studies in physics in Germany. He has been a physics researcher and professor in Michoacan’s Universidad de San Nicolás for the past 25 years. He is also known as a writer and long-time advocate of his native P’urhepecha language and culture. This is a repeat program, part of the series Latinos in Engineering.
Tuesday, December 17th
PROGRAM # 3706 - 12:00 PDT
PAISANO TRAVELING. During December and the first week of January, Mexico will allow imports for up to 300 dollars to Mexican émigrés who travel by highway. This and other news developments are the focus of this program on travels for the holiday season.Guest: Mario Ohrstrom, Administración Central de Planeación, Administración General de Aduanas, Mexico City.
PROGRAM # 3707 - 13:00 PDT
FRONTERA LIBRE EDITION – FOOD PENSION. Radio Bilingüe in the U.S. and Radiarte, Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión in Guadalajara, México, join broadcasts to interconnect live U.S. audiences with listeners in Mexico’s émigrés home states. Migrant groups in Jalisco demonstrate in Guadalajara to pass a law recognizing elderly migrants from Western Mexico with food vouchers and health care benefits.Guests: Gilberto Parra, director, Centro Jalisciense de Atencion al Migrante, Guadalajara, Mexico; Crispin Gaytan and Ricardo S., members.
Wednesday, December 18th
PROGRAM # 3708 - 12:00 PDT
SANDRA CISNEROS. Internationally acclaimed poet and author Sandra Cisneros published her latest novel Caramelo, the fictional story of a Mexican American migrant family that splits its life between Chicago, Mexico City and San Antonio. Cisneros also comments on the U.S. government war on terrorism and other matters.VIOLA CANALES. Attorney-turned-writer Viola Canales shares a short story from her book "Orange Candy Tales," a publication by Arte Publico Press in Houston. The story is on the tradition of Three Wise Kings celebrations in Rio Grande valley homes.
PROGRAM # 3709 - 13:00 PDT
SECRETARY MEL MARTINEZ. The head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Mel Martínez, talks about a White House initiative to allow government subsidies for faith-based charity groups. Under the proposal, those groups would apply for funding in programs run by the federal housing agency.CREDITSMART ESPAÑOL. Freddie Mac, one of the largest mortgage investors, and leading Latino organizations, announced a new bilingual education program to help Latino families and consumers to build and maintain good credit. The CreditSmart Espanol curriculum is a step to gain financial literacy, money management skills and abilities to buy a house.
Guest: Dionisia Bejarano-Coffman, director of customer performance and eligibility, Freddie Mac, Washington, DC, www.freddiemac.com/creditsmartenespanol.
Thursday, December 19th
PROGRAM # 3710 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION. WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico brings interviews and commentary on news developments in the Caribbean basin.Host: Wanda Colon-Cortez.
PROGRAM # 3711 - 13:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, is the program host. He offers a weekly, tape-delayed edition of the series “Voz Pública,” a call-in program airing from Mexico City.Host: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com.
Friday, December 20th
PROGRAM # 3712 - 12:00 PDT
DIABETES. Diabetes is one of the most serious health issues for Latinos. Diabetes-related complications such as leg amputations, kidney disease, blindness, heart disease, and stroke affect Latinos more than others. This program, aired in collaboration with the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, gives diabetics advice on how to keep a healthy diet and lifestyle during the holiday season.Guest: Dr. Elizabeth Valdez, executive director and president, Concilio Latino de Salud, Phoenix, AZ, www.hispanichealth.org.
PROGRAM # 3713 - 13:00 PDT
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT’S DAY. The United Nations proclaimed December 18 International Day for the increasing population of migrant workers. This program reviews the contributions of migrants and universal human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrants, in times when governments often associate migration with terrorism.Guest: Attorney Maria Blanco, national senior counsel, MALDEF, Sacramento, CA.
Monday, December 23rd
PROGRAM # 3714 - 12:00 PDT
HEALTH EDITION – SMALLPOX VACCINATION. President Bush announced that the federal government is to begin vaccinating troops with smallpox vaccine. Frontline health care and emergency workers would be next in line. Then the vaccine may be available for the public at large next summer. Dr. Elmer Huerta, a regular commentator, analyzes the prospects of war-induced smallpox epidemics and the risks of the vaccine shots.PROGRAM # 3715 - 13:00 PDT
A CALL FOR RESTRAINT. Attorney Viola Canales, a former captain of the U.S. Army who served as an Air Defense Army Officer in Germany working with missile systems, calls the Bush administration to exercise restraint on the Iraq issue. Harvard-educated Canales favors diplomacy and a multi-lateral United Nations approach.ALSO, COOKING FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Agustín Gaytán, a chef and culinary educator in San Francisco, shares recipes for low-fat, low-cholesterol tamales and pozole, popular dishes in Mexican holiday celebrations.
Tuesday, December 24th
PROGRAM # 3716 - 12:00 PDT
RAÍCES LATINAS. A recent album by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings features some of the finest traditional Latino music. The CD celebrates Amerindian, African and European influences in music of Latino heritage and includes Andean dance, Dominican merengue, Jíbaro music, Brazilian bossa nova, Cuban son, Mexican mariachi son, Texan conjunto polka, Chilean tonada and many more.Guest: Daniel Sheehy, Director and Curator, Smithsonian Folkways Latino Roots Collection, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.
PROGRAM # 3717 - 13:00 PDT
VINTAGE FAMILY WINES. Reynaldo Robledo came to California as a migrant farm worker from Mexico and three decades later has become a successful vineyard owner and winemaker. Robledo talks about grape culture in Napa valley, the area with the finest wines in the U.S. He also talks about the wines of the Robledo Family Winery, grafting techniques he exported to France, his family involvement in viticulture work, and more.Guest: Reynaldo Robledo, Owner, Robledo Family Winery, Napa, CA, www.robledofamilywinery.com.
Wednesday, December 25th
PROGRAM # 3718 - 12:00 PDT
HOLIDAY TALES. The story of a miraculous Virgin who cured the sick and made holy water, Mexican Christmas on the day of the Three Magi for grandma, a nopalitos and guajillo salsa feast for a widow and her eight children, are some in the first collection of short stories by Viola Canales. The book “Orange Candy Slices and Other Secret Tales”, about growing up in a Texano community in the Rio Grande valley, is the debut work of Canales.Guest: Viola Canales, native of McAllen, Texas, a graduate of Harvard Law School, former official for the U.S. Small Business Administration, www.violacanales.com.
PROGRAM # 3719 - 13:00 PDT
LAS NUEVAS TAMALERAS. This holiday edition features excerpts of the bilingual comedy Las Nuevas Tamaleras, a theater play that “follows the adventures of three modern Hispanic women as they try their hands at making tamales for the first time. During their ordeal, they are guided by the spirits of traditional women who invisibly oversee the project.” The program includes a conversation with writer and director Alicia Mena.Guest: Alicia Mena, author and playwright, San Antonio,TX,www.burrasfinas.com.
Thursday, December 26th
PROGRAM # 3720 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION. WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico brings interviews and commentary on news developments in the Caribbean basin.Host: Wanda Colon-Cortez.
PROGRAM # 3721 - 13:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, is the program host. He offers a weekly, tape-delayed edition of the series “Voz Pública,” a call-in program airing from Mexico City.Host: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com.
Friday, December 27th
PROGRAM # 3722 - 12:00 PDT
IMMIGRATION EDITION. Attorney Carlos Spector Calderón, in El Paso, TX, provides news and commentary on major developments regarding U.S. immigration law. Listeners are encouraged to call in with comments and questions on immigration and citizenship issues.PROGRAM # 3723 - 13:00 PDT
ALSO, POVERTY PROGRAMS CUTS. The 1996 welfare reform legislation established a 5-year lifetime limit for receiving welfare benefits. From Jan. 1st - June 2003, nearly 100,000 families in the California welfare system, CalWORKS, will reach their 5-year limit on welfare. Immigrant families are among the hardest hit. Welfare advocates condemn the time limits and advise that some parents may be eligible for exemptions.Guests: Diana Spatz, Director, LIFETIME (Low-Income Families Empowerment Through Education, Oakland, CA and Guadalupe Fuentes, head of household and welfare recipient, Oakland, CA.
Monday, December 30th
PROGRAM # 3724 - 12:00 PDT
HEALTH EDITION – NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS. Dr. Ana Nogales, a renowned psychologist, talks about the tradition of making and keeping promises known as resolutions. Dr. Nogales advises on how to make resolutions you can keep to improve personal relationships, find time for the family and get less stress.PROGRAM # 3725 - 13:00 PDT
MIGRANT CAMPS. The government of Carlsbad, in San Diego's North County, posted eviction notices in a nearby camp where migrant workers live in wooden and paper shacks. The city claims it has to raze the shelters because the workers are polluting the area. However, migrant advocates say that no alternative shelter or assistance is being provided and renew efforts to provide decent housing for displaced workers.Guests: Jose González, outreach worker, Frente Indigena Oaxaqueño Binacional, Carlsbad, CA, and Juan Ramón, outreach worker, Ecumenical Migrant Project, Carlsbad, CA.
ALSO, DREAM ACT. A new student organization, COSA, is working to promote support for the "Dream Act" and the Student Adjustment Act, two bills that would grant residency to certain undocumented students and would remove the threat of deportation for others. A representative discusses COSA's outreach work.
Also, Tony Hernández, community college student, representative of COSA (Coalition of Student Advocates), San Diego, CA.
Tuesday, December 31st
PROGRAM # 3726 - 12:00 PDT
NAFTA AND MEXICAN FARMS. Mexico is scheduled to lift tariffs on U.S. farm products in January. Mexican farmer organizations are planning widespread blockades to protest agricultural imports and the North America Free Trade Agreement. They say the trade agreement is devastating Mexico’s farms and is leading to massive migration. This is a news report on the upcoming demonstrations.Guest: Emilio Garcia, president Union de Pueblos de Morelos, in Cuernavaca, Morelos, MX; Also, pre-recorded interviews with small farmers from Morelos.
PROGRAM # 3727 - 13:00 PDT
MEXICAN INDIAN AFFAIRS AGENCY. In these interviews, officials from Mexico’s Instituto Nacional Indigenista discuss about basic rights for Indian communities, indigenous migration, access to broadcast media, recognition for indigenous languages and culture, and the Zapatista uprising.Guests: Huberto Aldaz Hernández, executive director, Instituto Nacional Indigenista, Mexico City; Elia Avendaño Villafuerte, director for justice procurement, INI, Mexico City; Maria Elena Rodarte, delegate in Baja California, INI.
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