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Linea Abierta Programs for March 2003
Monday, March 3rd
PROGRAM # 3814 - 12:00 PDT
HEALTH EDITION – FERTILITY AWARENESS. On Women’s History Month, this health edition discusses fertility awareness as a natural method to achieve or prevent pregnancy.Guest: Dr. Faustina Nevarez, Obstetrician/Gynecologist Chief for Kaiser Permanente, chair for California Latino Medical Association, Los Angeles.
PROGRAM # 3815 - 13:00 PDT
MARIACHI MUJER 2000. This all-female mariachi group from California is led and musically directed by internationally-recognized women. Mariachi Mujer 2000 has shared the stage with some of the greatest mariachi artists in the world. This is one of the groups headlining the upcoming 2003 ¡Viva el Mariachi! Festival. The longest-running mariachi festival in California, the ¡Viva el Mariachi! Is celebrated in Fresno, CA, on March 23. This program also recognizes the beginning of Women’s History Month.
Tuesday, March 4th
PROGRAM # 3816 - 12:00 PDT
NOTICIERO LATINO BIRTHDAY. Radio Bilingüe’s news service, Noticiero Latino, the first and only Spanish-language network news in U.S. public radio, celebrates 18 years on the air. This anniversary edition highlights audio segments featuring milestone news developments in the past two decades. Listeners are also encouraged to share comments on U.S. media’s coverage of Latinos.PROGRAM # 3817 - 13:00 PDT
OBESITY IN CHILDREN. Fatty diets and couch potato habits are largely responsible for problems such as cancer and heart disease related to obesity among Latino teens. A campaign entitled Ponte las Pilas is now reaching out to young Latino kids to encourage activities such as running, dancing, skating, or volunteering in school clubs and community-based organizations.Guest: Deborah Kazenelson Deane, spokesperson, VERB. Ponte las Pilas, Los Angeles.
Wednesday, March 5th
PROGRAM # 3818 - 12:00 PDT
DOCTORS AND DEATH. Doctors take an oath to save life whenever possible. So, what happens when a patient cannot be cured of a life-shortening illness? This month Últimos Cuidados program looks at how doctors handle death. It also looks at how they are being trained to face the reality of the dying and deal with loss and end-of-life issues.Guests: Dr. Giselle M. Mery, oncologist, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Bethesda, MD; Dr. Benjamin Villalba, medical director, Catholic Hospice, Miami, FL; Denea Duk-Torres, LCSW, UC Davis Hospice Program, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA.
PROGRAM # 3819 - 13:00 PDT
THE CASES OF PINOCHET AND VIDELA. This is an interview with Carlos Castresana, the prosecutor of Generals Augusto Pinochet (Chile) and Carlos Videla (Argentina). The Spanish public prosecutor accuses both military officers of human rights violations. Castresana was awarded the National Human Rights Prize in Spain and the Human Rights Prize from the Argentine Human Rights Association of Madrid. He gave a speech at the University of San Francisco.ALSO, TOMATO PICKERS LIFT FAST. A pre-taped conversation with Laurie Ganon, spokesperson for Taco Bell, Inc., and Lucas Benitez, leader of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in Florida. Ganon says that labor abuses involving clients of Taco Bell are not proven and Benitez announces the end of their hunger strike in response to petitions from religious leaders.
Thursday, March 6th
PROGRAM # 3820 - 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 # 3821 - 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, March 7th
PROGRAM # 3822 - 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. This week, Spector comments on the situation of confusion and chaos inside the Department of Homeland Security, new home for the INS.PROGRAM # 3823 - 13:00 PDT
MEXICO’S ABSENTEE BALLOT. Mexican legislators and community leaders get together in a public forum in Fresno, CA, to discuss the right to vote for Mexicans living abroad. A congressional bill may be introduced in April’s legislative session and similar initiatives are being considered in states with large migrant populations.Guests: Sen. Genaro Borrego, Mexican Senate's Special Commission on the Reform of the State; Mario Riestra, director, Coordinacion Nacional de las Oficinas Estatales de Atencion a Migrantes, Puebla, MX.
ALSO, EMIGRES ADVISORY COUNCIL. Community advisors to the Mexican government meet in Texas to discuss rules and responsibilities for the newly-created Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior. The council of advisors from Mexican émigrés in the U.S. is expected to convene the first meeting with President Fox in late March. This interview also focuses on efforts to extend dual nationality application services in U.S. consulates and on Mexico's position against a war in Iraq.
Guest: Candido Morales, director, Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior, San Francisco.
Monday, March 10th
PROGRAM # 3824 - 12:00 PDT
HEALTH EDITION – KIDNEY DISEASES. Dr. Elmer Huerta, a regular commentator, shares advice on how to manage chronic kidney diseases and how to prevent kidney stones, one of the most painful urologic disorders.PROGRAM # 3825 - 13:00 PDT
BUSH FAILS TO GET U.N. SUPPORT FOR WAR: LISTENER CALL-IN EDITION. A brief interview with labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta and young commentator Mario Soto opposing President Bush's intent on making war on Iraq. Listeners, including a WWII and a Vietnam War veterans, debate on the need, the morality, the legality and the costs of a possible war against Iraq.
Tuesday, March 11th
PROGRAM # 3826 - 12:00 PDT
MARIACHI LOS CAMPEROS DE NATI CANO. A pioneer of the mariachi movement in the U.S., Nati Cano founded Los Camperos more than forty years ago in Los Angeles. Los Camperos de Nati Cano has been widely recognized for their artistic excellence and their commitment to keep the mariachi tradition alive. They have performed with Linda Ronstadt and some legends of the canción ranchera. They headline this month’s 2003 ¡Viva el Mariachi! Festival in Fresno, CA.Guest: Nati Cano, Mariachi Los Camperos.
PROGRAM # 3827 - 13:00 PDT
MEXICAN SOCCER MOMS. Worried about the epidemics of diseases related to obesity among kids, concerned mothers have decided to get kids on the move by organizing neighborhood soccer leagues. Some mothers have become dedicated soccer players; others go through CPR and training clinics to graduate as soccer couches. League organizers talk about their vision.Guests: Petty Hernandez, organizer, Kern County Youth Recreational Soccer League, Bakersfield, CA; Magui Cardenas, soccer player, Amazon Team, Madera, CA; Thomas Reyes, assistant trainer, Amazon trainer, Madera, CA.
Wednesday, March 12th
PROGRAM # 3828 - 12:00 PDT
MARS EXPLORER ORLANDO FIGUEROA. This is a conversation with Puerto Rican-born Orlando Figueroa, top director of NASA’s Mars exploration program. Under this program, robots are sent to search for water and life in the neighboring planet. Figueroa also discusses the recent accident of the Columbia shuttle and the dramatic decline in Latino kids who choose the careers of engineering and science. This program is part of the series "Latinos in Engineering and Science."PROGRAM # 3829 - 13:00 PDT
MENOPAUSIA. Menopause, women’s major change at mid life, is a time free of menstrual concerns but also filled with the risks of affliction, bone mass loss and heart disease. Also, few Latinas at mid life report to see an obstetrician/gynecologist regularly. In this program, aired in collaboration with KQED in San Francisco, experts discuss the controversial use of hormone replacement supplements, alternatives to hormone therapy, and how to deal with the feelings of loss, anxiety and discomfort at this age.Guests: Benito Villanueva, M.D., IGO Medical Group, El Centro, CA; Julio F. Lemus, M.D., assistant professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA.
Thursday, March 13th
PROGRAM # 3830 - 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 # 3831 - 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, March 14th
PROGRAM # 3832 - 12:00 PDT
THE UNINSURED. Latinos who speak primarily Spanish are in poorer health condition, visit more rarely a doctor and have less insurance than the rest of the population, according to studies. The number of uninsured Americans is also growing. On occasion of the national activities of the "Cover the Uninsured" week, two experts join the program to give advice for low-income consumers to get medical care in these times of budget crisis. This program explains how to get basic health care from the public system.Guests: Melba Atayde, Outreach Education Coordinator, Health Consumer Center, Los Angeles, CA; Karina Moreno, Policy Advocate, 100 Percent Campaign, Children's Defense Fund, Oakland, CA.
PROGRAM # 3833 - 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. Spector comments on the confusion still reigning at INS offices with the move to the DHS. He also comments on the high volume of calls to immigration attorneys from detainees at the border due to increased screening measures.
Monday, March 17th
PROGRAM # 3834 - 12:00 PDT
HEALTH EDITION – PESTICIDE DRIFT. Residents of Arvin, a small town in California’s Central Valley, talk about their experience after being exposed to pesticide drift. Community advocates also discuss efforts to prevent pesticide-poisoning accidents and restrict the use of cancer-causing chemicals in agricultural fields adjacent to rural communities.Guests: Martina Cazarez, housemaker and victim of pesticide drift exposure, Arvin, CA; Margaret Reeves, Californians for Pesticide Reform, San Francisco, CA.
PROGRAM # 3835 - 13:00 PDT
IMMINENT WAR. Returning from a meeting with allied countries in the Azores Islands, President Bush is about to announce his position on the war on Iraq. Listeners comment and debate the pros and cons of a unilateral war against Iraq.
Tuesday, March 18th
PROGRAM # 3836 - 12:00 PDT
BUSH GIVES ULTIMATUM TO BAGHDAD. President Bush abandons talks at the United Nations' Security Council and gives Saddam Hussein a deadline. This program includes fragments of Bush's speech and conversations with analysts. Mexican scholar Lorenzo Meyer discusses the impact on the United Nations role as a legal and peace-seeking body and analyzes the heavy-handed tactics used by the Bush administration to pressure Mexico to support the U.S. pro-war position on the U.N. Security Council. Also, activist Clarissa Rojas comments on the dangers of Bush's war policy on the security of women. Finally, Nobel Peace awardee Oscar Arias calls U.S. policies anti-peace and isolationist.Guests: Lorenzo Meyer, scholar, Colegio de Mexico and UC Berkeley, San Francisco, CA; Clarissa Rojas, Women of Color Against Violence, Oakland, CA; Oscar Arias, former president of Costa Rica and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
PROGRAM # 3837 - 13:00 PDT
DUAL NATIONALITY DEADLINE. As of March 20, Mexicans in the U.S. will not be allowed to apply for “dual nationality” status in Mexican Consulates, but only in Mexico. This program reports on efforts in the Mexican Congress to extend the sunset deadline. It also discusses the details and the impact of the five-year law.Guests: Sen. Genaro Borrego, Mexican Senate, Zacatecas, MX; Georgina Lagos, Consul General, Mexican Consulate in San Francisco; Lupita Valdez, City of Oakland employee and dual nationality applicant, Oakland, CA.
Wednesday, March 19th
PROGRAM # 3838 - 12:00 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.
PROGRAM # 3839 - 13:00 PDT
LATINO POETS’ MESSAGE TO BUSH. This is a repeat of a program aired on February 25th, to mark the eighth anniversary of Línea Abierta. Renowned Latino and Mexican poets were invited to share their thoughts on the U.S.’ call for war. Writers offering a special message include: Juan Felipe Herrera, author of Mayan Drifter: Chicano Drifter in the Lowlands of the Americas; Margarita Luna Robles, author of Triptych: Dreams, Lust and Other Performances; Julia Alvarez, author of In the Time of the Butterflies; Alice Walker (African-American), author of The Color Purple; and Mexican actress Ofelia Medina.ALSO, EDUARDO GALEANO AT THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM. This broadcast features selected segments of the speech of Uruguayan journalist and writer Eduardo Galeano before the World Social Forum, a gathering of activists for social reform and peace in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Galeano reflects on the paradoxes of the modern, global world.
Thursday, March 20th
PROGRAM # 3840 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO SPECIAL EDITION – BOBI CÉSPEDES. Broadcasting before a live audience from the site of the conference of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters in San Francisco, Wanda Colón Cortés talks with Gladys “Bobi” Céspedes, the Cuban-born singer, composer, percussionist, and Yoruba-Lucumi priestess. Bobi is co-founder of the renowned Conjunto Céspedes, one of the country’s most original Afro-Cuban, Latin jazz bands. In this program, Bobi talks about her new solo CD release entitled Rezos. The album was just nominated for the 2003 California Music Awards.ALSO, THE WAR. U.S. and British forces unleash the first strikes over Iraq, beginning the announced war. Wanda Colon Cortes and Samuel Orozco co-host the program, and listeners in Puerto Rico and the U.S. call in to discuss the issue.
PROGRAM # 3841 - 13:00 PDT
THE WAR, THE RESSISTANCE. Hundreds of peace activists are arrested in civil disobedience acts in San Francisco against the war. Hundreds more are being arrested in major U.S. cities in massive demonstrations opposing the invasion in Iraq. This program includes news reports from Marco Vinicio Gonzalez from New York and Manuel Ocano from the US-Mexico border in Tijuana. It also includes interviews with Alfredo Najera, vicepresident of San Francisco's Hispanic Republican Assembly and Renee Saucedo, director of La Raza Centro Legal. They join the programs from the site of opposing pro-peace and pro-war demonstrations in San Francisco. Listeners also call in to comment on the Iraq war and the pro-peace demonstrations in the U.S.
Friday, March 21st
PROGRAM # 3842 - 12:00 PDT
LATINOS IN ENGINEERING. Leading educators from engineering colleges in Fresno and Tijuana discuss the gap of young Mexicans and Latinas in science and engineering careers. What are the costs to society. How to level the playing field for women in science careers. What’s being done to develop new Latino talents and leaders in the science and engineering fields. The roundtable include Ing. Luis Rios, Outreach vicepresident from Instituto Tecnologico de Tijuana, Mari Vazquez, station manager for Radio Tecnologico de Tijuana, Hernan Maldonado, director, MESA Engineering Program for California State University, Fresno's College of Engineering, and engineering students Sandra Cazarez and Iris Barban, from Fresno State University.ALSO, THE WAR. Samuel Orozco and Wanda Colon Cortes co-host a dialogue with listeners on the latest news about US and British troops first battles in Iraq.
PROGRAM # 3843 - 13:00 PDT
¡VIVA EL MARIACHI! FESTIVAL. Headline artists gathering for a weekend of mariachi serenades, workshop sessions, special tributes and concerts in downtown Fresno join this program in the studios of Radio Bilingüe. Ranchera song legend Juan Valentín, and Pepe Villa Jr., leader of Mariachi México de Pepe Villa, share songs from their latest CD releases and talk with listeners.ALSO, THE WAR. Wanda Colon Cortes and Samuel Orozco co-host a segment of listeners expressing different views on the US and British war on Iraq.
Monday, March 24th
PROGRAM # 3844 - 12:00 PDT
HEALTH EDITION – LIVER DISEASES. It is estimated that one in every ten U.S. residents are or have been affected with liver and biliary diseases. This program looks into hepatitis, cirrhosis and other liver diseases that hit Latinos the hardest. Dr. Elmer Huerta, a regular commentator, provides preventative advice. Dr. Huerta also comments on the outbreak of a mysterious flulike disease from Asia known as SARS.PROGRAM # 3845 - 13:00 PDT
VIGILANTES. Mexican-American groups warn that if Arizona authorities don’t move to stop border vigilantes from abusing immigrants, they’ll call for a tourism boycott against Arizona. Immigrants advocate Enrique Morones gives a report on his meeting the day before with Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano on this issue.Guest: Enrique Morones Careaga, President, Angeles de la Frontera, San Diego, CA.
Tuesday, March 25th
PROGRAM # 3846 - 12:00 PDT
INCOME TAX FILING SEASON. Earned Income Tax Credit, the new Child Tax Credit, free tax filing assistance services, claiming dependants, and other tips for tax filing are some of the topics for this program as the deadline nears.Guest: Rebecca Villalobos, U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Fresno, CA.
PROGRAM # 3847 - 13:00 PDT
FARM WORKER HEALTH. A detailed survey studied farm workers and health-care professionals in Mexico and the U.S. The study focuses on the health care challenges for families from seven binational community networks tied to the state of Zacatecas. It also highlights the importance of hometown community organizations called clubes de hijos ausentes to reach out to unserved populations. This is a discussion on its findings.Guests: Rick Mines, Ph.D. and Nancy Mullenax, Ph.D., authors of The Binational Farm Workers Health Study, Sacramento, CA; Martha Jiménez, spokesperson, Federación Zacatecana del Sur de California, Los Angeles.
Wednesday, March 26th
PROGRAM # 3848 - 12:00 PDT
FARMWORKER PROTECTIONS. Advocates say that current regulations to protect farm workers from the risk of illnesses and injuries are failing. They say that thousands of farm workers are illegally exposed to preventable poisoning. In a meeting with federal authorities, advocates present recommendations, including training of field workers and posting of risk warnings in the fields.Guests: Tirso Moreno, Farm Worker Association of Florida; Teresa Niedda, The Farm Worker Health and Safety Institute, Glassboro, NJ; José Manuel Guzman, Comite de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agricolas, Glassboro, NJ.
PROGRAM # 3849 - 13:00 PDT
THE SOLDIERS' FAMILIES. As news of increasing casualties reach home, families of soldiers stationed in the Persian Gulf deal with anxiety and uncertainty. Evelyn Segura, mother of a toddler, is the wife of a U.S. Marine soldier. Also, Ezequiel Flores is the father of a young U.S. Air Force sergeant.VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR. Fernando Cruz Villalba, a veteran of the U.S. Army, is a member of a national coalition named "Veterans against the War in Iraq." He calls the war against Iraq unilateral, illegal and immoral.
Thursday, March 27th
PROGRAM # 3850 - 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 Colón Cortés.
PROGRAM # 3851 - 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, March 28th
PROGRAM # 3852 - 12:00 PDT
HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS. The number of accidents involving Latino farm workers driving on California’s highways is high and growing. This program discusses why and what to do to make the roads safer for rural workers. Tips on how to avoid car accidents or what to do at the scene of an accident are also shared.Guests: Braulio Mendieta, Programa Protector, California Highway Patrol, Vallejo, CA; Angel Calderón, manager, Calistoga Farming Ranch Migrant Housing, Calistoga, CA.
PROGRAM # 3853 - 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. Spector comments on precautionary measures for immigrants in times of increased security.
Monday, March 31st
PROGRAM # 3854 - 12:00 PDT
HEALTH EDITION – CÉSAR E. CHÁVEZ LEGACY. California celebrates on this day the birthday of the late farm worker hero César E. Chávez. This holiday edition features interviews with leaders of the United Farm Workers of America union, and experts on farm workers health and workplace safety. The program takes a retrospective look at laws protecting farm workers from occupational hazards and extending health benefits as a result of the movement led by César Chávez. Also, as the war rages in Iraq, guests comment on the non-violence doctrine advocated by Chávez.Guests: Arturo Rodriguez, President, United Farm Workers of America; Dr. Roy Jimenez, Clinica Salud para la Gente, Watsonville, CA.
PROGRAM # 3855 - 13:00 PDT
FARMWORKER HOUSING. The city of Orange Cove, a farmworking community in Central California, broke ground for a housing project to benefit dozens of low-income families. In this field news report, Orange Cove’s Mayor Víctor López tells the story of his journey from boxing champion in the 60s to pioneering Chicano elected official in the early 70s. He also talks about his dreams to develop this poor rural town. Also, California’s deputy housing secretary Patricia Neal explains the regulations of the Joe Serna Jr. Farm Worker Housing Grant, the state program that subsidizes low-income housing development. This is a repeat program.
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