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May
1 , 2000
12:00-1:00 p.m. PST
HEALTH EDITION. Dr. Elmer Huerta joins this edition every two weeks to comment on new developments in the medical field. Dr. Huerta also answers listeners' health concerns. Comments on this Labor Day edition focus on occupational health and safety.Guest: Dr. Elmer Huerta, Oncologist, George Washington Hospital, www.prevencion.org
FARMWORKERS. Mexican immigrants in the state of Washington filed a lawsuit against two fruit companies claiming the growers conspired to hire undocumented farmworkers in a maneuver to depress wages. This is announced as the first lawsuit of its kind in the U.S.Also:
ROSARIO ROBLES. An interview with Rosario Robles, first woman to govern Mexico City and a major enclave in the nation. Robles, of the center-left Partido de la Revolución Democrática, talks with Paco Huerta, Línea Abierta's weekly contributor in México City.
May
2, 2000
IMMIGRATION EDITION - Attorney Carlos Spector-Calderón, expert on immigration and nationality law, joins this weekly program from El Paso. In addition to answering listener calls, Spector-Calderón reviews the latest news updates and changes in immigration law.
"CHOCOLATE" CARS. Mario Pérez, Mexican consul for the Paisano program in Los Angeles, will address questions from the audience on recent government plans to allow importation of U.S.-made pick up trucks into Mexico. This new guidelines are in response to pressure from Mexican émigrés who have returned to their hometowns with cars purchased in the U.S.Guest: Mario Pérez, Mexican consul for the Paisano Program, Los Angeles.
May
3, 2000
CONJUNTO FESTIVAL. Traditional and modern accordeon-based groups known as Conjuntos convene in San Antonio for the annual Texano Conjunto Festival. Texano conjunto music, a genre created by Mexican-Americans in Texas, enjoys popularity throughout the South West and Mexico and is currently ranked among the top regional musical styles in the U.S.Guest: Juan Texeda, Director, San Antonio Conjunto Festival.
THE CENSUS COUNT. Tens of thousands of enumerators go door-to-door reminding people to return the forms mailed by the U.S. Census. This program discusses the progress of the efforts to prevent an undercount of low-income and immigrant populations. This is part of a series in conjunction with California Rural Legal Assistance.
Guest: TBA, CRLA
May
4,
2000
PUERTO RICO EDITION - WRTU - Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico provides interviews and analysis on news developments impacting the Caribbean basin. This week, an interview with Chilean writer Marcela Serrano.HOST: Cándida Coto.
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco "Paco" Huerta, winner of the National Journalism Award in 1983, is a veteran radio journalist and program host. He offers this weekly, tape-delayed edition of the series "Voz Pública," a call-in program airing in Mexico City.HOST: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com
May
5,
2000
CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATIONS. Mexican American communities in the deep South of the United States celebrate this holiday in their newly-adopted barrios and rural towns. This program reports on how these newcomers strive to begin their traditional festivities.
MEXICO IN TRANSICION. Denisse Dresser, a well-known Mexican columnist and political scientist, comments on the recently-held Mexican presidential debate and other developments in the presidential campaign.
May
8, 2000
HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES. This is a pre-recorded roundtable panel held before a live plenary audience at the conference of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health in San Diego. This special edition looks into issues such as expanding health care coverage for the uninsured, health services for all children, support for recruitment and training of Latino doctors, and others. This special coverage is broadcast in conjunction with XHITT-FM, Radio Tecnológico, in Tijuana.Guest: Congressman Xavier Becerra, Congresswoman Grace Napolitano, former U.S. Surgeon General Antonia Novello, and Dr. Nelba Chávez, top administrator of the federal agency on substance abuse and mental health.
VICENTE FOX. Gov. Vicente Fox, a top contender in Mexico's presidential race, tours California wooing the support of Mexican émigrés. The candidate for the PAN-based, right-to-center Alianza por el Cambio has agreed to a pre-taped interview with Línea Abierta.
May
9, 2000
CUAUHTEMOC CARDENAS. Former Mexico City governor Cuahtémoc Cárdenas, a top presidential candidate in México who is running under the PRD-led Alianza por Mexico coalition, is in Los Angeles for two days of meetings with Mexican-American supporters. Cárdenas campaign agreed to a live interview on Línea Abierta, to discuss issues such as the Mexican émigrés agenda, elected representatives living abroad, and other issues.
RIGOBERTA MENCHÚ. Nobel Peace Prize awardee, Rigoberta Menchú, was in California. She spoke about her recent lawsuits before a Spanish court charging former Guatemalan dictators with human rights violations and crimes against humanity. She also talks about the counter-suit against her by Gen. Efrain Rios-Montt in a taped interview with Línea Abierta.
May
10, 2000
MOTHER'S DAY. May 10th is Mother's Day in Latin America. As a special gift, this program honors this holiday with a musical serenade for all listening mothers and over-the-air greetings and thoughts from sons and daughters in the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico. Plans for a live interconnection with partner stations in Guadalajara, in Western Mexico, are in progress.
IMMIGRATION EDITION - Attorney Carlos Spector-Calderón, expert on immigration and nationality law, joins this weekly program from El Paso. In addition to answering listener calls, Spector-Calderón reviews the latest news updates and changes in immigration law.
May
11,
2000
PDT PUERTO RICO EDITION - WRTU - Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico provides interviews and analysis on news developments impacting the Caribbean basin. This week, WRTU brings news breaking coverage on the take over of the island of Vieques by U.S. Marines troops and federal agents. Hundreds of demonstrators who occupied the restricted bomb target range a year ago were arrested and released. The protests and acts of civil disobedience are expected to continue as the U.S. Navy prepares to resume bombing on this Caribbean island.HOST: Cándida Coto.
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco "Paco" Huerta, winner of the National Journalism Award in 1983, is a veteran radio journalist and program host. He offers this weekly, tape-delayed edition of the series "Voz Pública," a call-in program airing in Mexico City.HOST: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com
May
12,
2000
VERDICT ON ELIAN. A federal appeals court in Atlanta is scheduled to have a decision on the efforts by Miami relatives to have Cuban child Elian Gonzalez apply for political asylum in the U.S. This program brings the news from Atlanta and the reactions in Washington and Miami.
MILLION MOM MARCH. A broad coalition of community-based organizations is calling for hundreds of demonstrations around the country to demand gun control and an end to youth violence. Thousands will convene on Capitol Hill on U.S. Mother's Day to deliver a number of petitions demanding restrictions to manufacturing and sales of handguns.Guest: Mariela Trager, spokesperson, Million Mom March, Washington, DC, www.millionmommarch.com
May
15, 2000
HEALTH EDITION. Dr. Elmer Huerta joins this edition every two weeks to comment on new developments in the medical field. Dr. Huerta also answers listeners' health concerns. This Labor Day edition focuses on occupational health and safety.Guest: Dr. Elmer Huerta, Oncologist, George Washington Hospital, www.prevencion.org
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco "Paco" Huerta, a radio veteran and host of the regular series "Voz Pública" in Mexico City, joins this edition to discuss news developments in Mexico City. He also airs commentaries from listeners of the program on Mexico's public affairs.
May
16, 2000
MEXICO'S ELECTION COVERAGE. Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute, a government-appointed commission of citizens in charge of regulating the elections, organized a panel to discuss the issue of balance in radio coverage of the presidential campaigns. Correspondent Raul Silva interviewed IFE's chair José Woldenberg and also brings comments from well-known radio hosts Ricardo Rocha and Pedro Ferriz.
TRIO CUATROCIENTOS. In this special, pre-taped edition, Radio Educación's Cruz Mejía features a profile of Trío Cuatrocientos, a Mexican harmonica group interpreting a variety of music, from classical to folk rhythms. "There are few good harmonicas in the country," they told Mejía, "and only one person really knows how to fine tune them".Guest Producer: Cruz Mejía, Radio Educación, Mexico City.
May
17, 2000
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Prescription drug prices in the U.S. are the highest in the world making it harder for low-income families to afford them. This program, produced in conjunction with KQED's "Health Dialogues" series, looks into the debate on the eroding coverage for prescription drug benefits. The program also provides money-saving tips, and information about discounts and opportunities for senior citizens.
NEWS REVIEW. Correspondents from around the nation file and discuss stories on headline news developments of the week.
May
18,
2000
PUERTO RICO EDITION - WRTU - Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico provides interviews and analysis on news developments impacting the Caribbean basin. This week, WRTU offers a discussion on the building of a super aqueduct and the use of water on the island.HOST: Cándida Coto.
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco "Paco" Huerta, winner of the National Journalism Award in 1983, is a veteran radio journalist and program host. He offers this weekly, tape-delayed edition of the series "Voz Pública," a call-in program airing in Mexico City.HOST: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com
May
19,
2000
IMMIGRATION EDITION. Attorney Carlos Spector Calderón, a regular commentator, joins this edition to discuss news developments in the immigration law and the Mexico-US border area. Issues to discuss may include TPS extensions, vigilantes at the Arizona/Mexico border, and others.
THE BEAT WITHIN. "The Beat Within" is the title of a magazine project by the organization Pacific News Service in San Francisco connecting media professionals with young offenders incarcerated in detention centers. The news professionals share their creative writing and communication skills with the youth to produce a weekly newsletter that is released to juvenile halls throughout California.Guest: Alan Martínez, young journalist; Alfonso Serrano, Pacific News Service, www.pacificnews.org
May
22, 2000
BREASTFEEDING. As part of Mother's Day commemorations, this health edition looks into the benefits of breastfeeding. While in poorer countries low-income women tend to breastfeed their babies more often, in the U.S., young mothers and low-income women are less likely to breastfeed their newborn babies. Members of La Leche League speak about the benefits of breastfeeding, including better immunity and nutrition for the baby and more emotional support and physical well-being for the mother.Guest: Roseanne Gutierrez, La Leche League, Fresno, CA; Dr. Sonny Rivera, Chairman, Board of Directors, Mother's Milk Bank, Austin, TX.
ELIAN AND CUSTODY RIGHTS. While Cuban shipwrecked child Elian Gonzalez is reunited with his father Juan Miguel, it took months to take him from his great-uncle Lazaro, and the battle is still not over. An expert in child custody services discusses the atypical custody case of Elian and the charges of brainwashing, exploitation and abuse being leveled against his Miami relatives.Guest: Ernesto Velazquez, director, Catholic Charities, Fresno.
May
23, 2000
JAPANESE LATIN AMERICANS REDRESS. A bill sponsored by Congressman Xavier Becerra (D-Los Angeles) would benefit Japanese Latin Americans who were taken from their homes in Latin America and brought to the U.S. during World War II. The measure is called the Wartime Parity and Justice Act of 2000 and calls for an official apology and a $20,000 payment to each Japanese Latin American who was forcibly relocated to the U.S. and interned in a concentration camp.Invited guests: Rep. Xavier Becerra; Art Shibayama, Japanese Peruvian interned during WWII.
ALSO, EDUCATIONAL SATELLITE. A high school in Chicago's Mexican barrio is launching a satellite instructional program from Mexico called Edusat. This satellite-originated educational program targeting adult students is supported by the Mexican government.Guest: Leonard Dominguez, Director, Office of School Legislation, Chicago Public Schools.
NEWS REVIEW. News correspondents around the country file reports and provide analysis on major developments of interest to Latino audiences. This week, issues include an update on the U.S. presidential race and a look at Washington state's headline stories.
May
24, 2000
ONLINE COLLEGES. More and more colleges are starting to offer online courses, and millions of students are expected to log on for telestudy on the Internet by the end of the year. Students will be able to interact via e-mail and discussion boards. Some educators worry about the future of traditional schooling and the quality of education that will be provided through digital, distance-learning courses. This program looks into the debate.Invited Guests: Jones International University.
KING CITY STRIKE. In King City, California, hundreds of union workers from Basic Vegetable Products, the town's largest employer, went on strike almost ten months ago, demanding better wages. The garlic-and-onion processing company in this Central California town refused the proposals and filled the jobs with replacement workers. This program revisits the issue.Guests: Eduardo Moran and Humberto Copiz, Teamsters Union. Also, representatives from Basic Vegetable Products reps (pending for confirmation).
May
25,
2000
PUERTO RICO EDITION. WRTU - Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico provides interviews and analysis on news developments impacting the Caribbean basin. This week, WRTU airs a discussion on recent charges accusing local police departments of condoning widespread sexual harassment practices.HOST: Cándida Coto.
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco "Paco" Huerta, winner of the National Journalism Award in 1983, is a veteran radio journalist and program host. He offers this weekly, tape-delayed edition of the series "Voz Publica," a call-in program airing in Mexico City.HOST: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com
May
26,
2000
IMMIGRATION EDITION. Attorney Carlos Spector-Calderon, a regular commentator, joins this edition to discuss news developments in immigration law and the Mexico-U.S. border area. Issues to discuss may include TPS extensions, vigilantes at the Arizona/Mexico border and other concerns.
ARIZONA VIGILANTES. Groups of Arizona vigilante ranchers are patrolling the U.S.-Mexican border armed with high-powered rifles, hunting for undocumented immigrants. Their supporters argue that they are only defending their property against illicit trespassing. Mexican human rights groups accuse the ranchers and white supremacist groups of endangering human lives in a racist hunt for job-seeking workers.Guest: Attorneys Jesus Romo and Isabel Garcia Gallegos, Tucson, AZ.
May
29, 2000
HEALTH EDITION - GULF WAR SYNDROME. On Memorial Day, the nation pays tribute to those fallen in the wars dating back to the Civil War. This program discusses the controversy surrounding the Gulf War Syndrome. Veterans of the Persian Gulf War have complained of a number of illnesses, including anxiety, pain, chronic fatigue, sleep disturbances and others. Some have related those symptoms to chemical exposure, biological agents, vaccines and combat stress. Others charge cover up. Government studies show that the evidence is not conclusive. This pre-recorded program brings an update to the debate.Guest: Dr. Robert Haley, University of Texas, Dallas, Southwestern Medical Center. Also, Arturo Moreno, former staff sargent with the 101st. U.S. Army Airborne Division, Gulf War veteran.
CRUZ MEJIA. This program features conversations with members of the musical group "Picota," a folk ensemble interpreting rhythms from Mexico's Eastern sierras. The program is part of Radio Educación cultural series "¿Quién Canta?."Host: Cruz Mejía, Radio Educación
May
30, 2000
GILBERTO RINCON-GALLARDO. As part of the special coverage of the Mexican presidential elections, this program features a live, exclusive interview with Mexican presidential candidate Gilberto Rincón-Gallardo, running for the Partido Democracia Social. A left-leaning social democrat, Rincón Gallardo campaigns in Los Angeles this week.
MEXICO'S PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. In Mexico, the top three presidential candidates face each other for a second public debate filled with the drama of a historic, highly contended race. This program offers a very special broadcast for U.S. audiences of the tape-delayed debate between Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas (PRD), Vicente Fox (PAN) and Francisco Labastida (PRI).
May
31, 2000
VIETNAM: 25 YEARS AFTER. Twenty five years after U.S. forces left Vietnam in defeat, ending a 30-year-long war, veterans of that unpopular war begin returning to their former battleground to find many answers. Vietnam veterans share in this program their remembrances and feelings about the war in South East Asia.Guests: Charlie Trujillo, Vietnam veteran, author and director of Chusma House publishing house.
HEALTHY FAMILIES. "Healthy Families," the low-cost health insurance program for children of working families became a law in California two years ago. After a slow start, many praise recent progress in enlisting low-income working families. This edition offers a review of the application process, the difficulties facing the yet uninsured and the efforts to reach out to the potential beneficiaries.
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