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Linea Abierta Programs for May 2004

Monday, May 3rd

PROGRAM # 4205 - 12:00 PDT
WOMEN CHECK UPS. Health organizations around the nation call for a national women’s check-up day on May 10, in celebration of National Women’s Health Week. Screenings for heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, leading causes of death among women, are among the activities. Leaders of national organizations talk about initiatives to pass legislation for Latina women and efforts to reach out to uninsured Latinas. How to choose a Medicare-approved drug discount card and how to prevent fraud was also a topic of conversation on the first day these cards are offered for enrollment.

Guests: Raquel Donoso, Latino Issues Forum, San Francisco, CA; Silvia Henríquez, National Latina Institute of Reproductive Health, Washington, DC; Dr. Jane Delgado, National Alliance for Hispanic Health, Washington, DC.

Tuesday, May 4th

PROGRAM # 4206 - 12:00 PDT
HIDDEN CASUALTIES OF THE WAR. Latino soldiers tested positive for radiation after returning from the war in Iraq. Doctors suspect they were exposed to depleted uranium, a metal used in U.S. shells and tanks. Congress members also comment on these consequences of the war and measures to provide medical care for these veterans.  

Guests: Iván Medina, U.S. Army soldier, New York, NY; Sgt. Jerry Ojeda, New York Army National Guard, New York, NY; Congressman Bob Beauprez, Republican-Colorado; Congressman Xavier Becerra, Democrat-California.

Wednesday, May 5th

PROGRAM # 4207 - 12:00 PDT
CINCO DE MAYO. This is a holiday edition to mark the anniversary of Mexico’s historic Battle of Puebla. This edition includes a segment of the program Lucha por la Identidad, produced by Instituto Mexicano de la Radio. The program features the festivity as part of the continuing struggle of Mexican Americans to keep alive their cultural identity and their human and civil rights.

Thursday, May 6th

PROGRAM # 4208 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION – TAPE DELAYED. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, broadcasts from Mexico City a pre-taped edition of his series “Voz Pública”, a listener-driven program featuring a wide array of commentaries about the top news stories from Mexico.

Host: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com.

Friday, May 7th

PROGRAM # 4209 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION. Meet Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, who brings interviews and commentary on news developments with an emphasis in issues on women and peace in the Caribbean basin.

Host: Wanda Colón Cortez.

Monday, May 10th

PROGRAM # 4210 - 12:00 PDT
CARING MOTHERS. In commemoration of Mother’s Day and National Women’s Health Week, this edition features interviews with three mothers who develop outstanding community work: 

MARÍA ISLAS, a mother of seven children, this farm worker leader has been working full time for the past two years promoting awareness about pesticide risks and field sanitation rules. Maria is a member in Salinas, CA, of the organization Lideres Campesinas. 

 

CARMEN RICHMAN. A mother of three, Carmen became a volunteer community educator on cancer prevention after her husband passed away afflicted with cancer. She used her late husband’s compensation fund to support her family during her years of volunteer service. She represents Mujeres en Accion, a program of Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego.

 

XÓCHITL CORRAL has actively involved her two teen-age children in her community outreach work. She helps troubled youth and tries to stem the HIV/AIDS epidemics, high blood pressure, and other maladies. Xochitl is a community health promoter for the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Tuesday, May 11th

PROGRAM # 4211 - 12:00 PDT
THE WAR AND THE HOSPITAL BILL. This program begins with taped and live calls from listeners. They comment on the scandal of the abuse of Iraqui prisoners by U.S. troops, the war in Iraq, and a bill to force hospitals, doctors and nurses to report patients suspected of being undocumented immigrants.

ALSO, MARIA ELENA FORONDA: A GREEN PRIZE WINNER. This is a conversation with Peruvian sociologist Maria Elena Foronda Farro, winner of the 2003 Goldman Environmental Prize, the world's largest environmental award. Foronda, who was unable to travel to the U.S. last year, was finally recognized in San Francisco for her leading efforts to clean up the toxic waste of the fishmeal industry in Peru's coastal cities.

Wednesday, May 12th

PROGRAM # 4212 - 12:00 PDT
DR. RICHARD CARMONA. In this exclusive interview, Dr. Richard Carmona, the U.S. Surgeon General, speaks about Latinos and the epidemics of obesity and diabetes, covering the uninsured, and health care cutbacks. 

CONGRESSMAN XAVIER BECERRA. Los Angeles Representative Xavier Becerra gives the Democratic view on a recent vote by the House to extend permanently a tax cut for married couples and to defeat a proposal to raise income taxes for rich taxpayers. 

CARLOS MONSIVAIS. Interviewed in a recent visit to San Francisco, prominent Mexican sociologist, writer and journalist Carlos Monsiváis comments on Mexico’s political crisis, Indian rights and gay marriage.

Thursday, May 13th

PROGRAM # 4213 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION - LIVE. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, broadcasts from Mexico City a live edition of his series “Voz Pública”, a listener-driven program featuring a wide array of commentaries about the top news stories from Mexico.

Host: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com.

Friday, May 14th

PROGRAM # 4214 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION. Meet Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, who brings interviews and commentary on news developments with an emphasis in issues on women and peace in the Caribbean basin.

Host: Wanda Colón Cortez.

Monday, May 17th

PROGRAM # 4215 - 12:00 PDT
SMOKING AND POVERTY. Smoking is still the top killer in the U.S. and the second in the world. Tobacco is also linked with poverty. Tobacco users are sicker and less productive and many of the poorest households are known to spend less in food and education when they are addicted to tobacco. With this in mind, the World Health Organization has declared May 31 st World No Tobacco Day. This program focuses on anti-smoking policies such as bans on tobacco advertising, tobacco taxes, smoke-free environments, and the international tobacco control treaty about to be signed by the U.S. This program airs in collaboration with KQED, San Francisco’s public radio.

Guest: Dr. Elmer Huerta, director of the Cancer Preventorium for the Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC; member of the board of directors, American Legacy Foundation; member of national board of directors, American Cancer Society.

ALSO, THE LATIN PROJECT. Dr. Joaquin Barnoya, a researcher with the Center for Tobacco Control and Education at University of California, San Francisco, talks about his studies on the Latin Project, a secret plan by major tobacco companies to pay scientists and opinion leaders in Latin America to influence regulations on second-hand smoke exposure.

Tuesday, May 18th

PROGRAM # 4216 - 12:00 PDT
BROWN VS. BOE: 50 YEARS LATER. On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that “separate but equal” schools were illegal. Segregation was ruled unconstitutional. On the 50 th anniversary of this historic case known as Brown versus Board of Education, this program discusses the impact of the landmark decision and the reality of segregation today. The program also include an interview with a community organizer on his ninth day of fasting for educational equity.

Guests: Justice Cruz Reynoso, vice chair, U.S. Civil Rights Commission; Hector Villagra, regional counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Los Angeles; Sylvia Méndez, part of the landmark case Méndez vs. Westminster, Los Angeles, CA; Cesar Cruz, teacher, community organizer, hunger striker, Oakland, CA.

Wednesday, May 19th

PROGRAM # 4217 - 12:00 PDT
LEGAL AID FOR THE RURAL POOR. José Padilla, director of California Rural Legal Assistance, talks about his non-profit agency’s efforts to challenge rural segregation and school discrimination, advocate for field sanitation, and his recent defense against pro-dairy industry congressmen. Padilla is marking 25 years of service with the organization.

ALSO, THE CLEAR ACT AND THE HOSPITAL BILL. The CLEAR Act (Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal) would involve state and local governments and police departments in the work of deporting immigrants. In addition, the House overwhelmingly voted down a bill that would have denied most emergency room services to undocumented patients and required doctors and nurses to report them to the federal authorities.

Guests: Arnoldo García, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Oakland, CA; Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, Democrat, San Antonio, Chair of Congressional Hispanic Caucus. 

Thursday, May 20th

PROGRAM # 4218 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION - TAPED. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, broadcasts from Mexico City a pre-recorded edition of his series “Voz Pública”, a listener-driven program featuring a wide array of commentaries about the top news stories from Mexico.

Host: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com.

Friday, May 21st

PROGRAM # 4219 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION. Meet Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, who brings interviews and commentary on news developments with an emphasis in issues on women and peace in the Caribbean basin.

Host: Wanda Colón Cortez.

Monday, May 24th

PROGRAM # 4220 - 12:00 PDT
MOTHERS RAISING HEALTHY KIDS. Abuse and violence of men against women are behaviors that are learned at an early age in the home. Often, those behaviors are accepted in the family. What can mothers do to nurture boys with a healthier lifestyle and teach them to develop functional relationships that are based on equality and respect? How can mothers help kids say no to violence and abuse? 

Guests: Dr. Yvette Flores-Ortiz, psychologist, professor and researcher, UC Davis, Sacramento, CA; Dr. Julia Perilla, psychologist, professor, researcher, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA; Laura Caballero, community organizer, Líderes Campesinas, Salinas, CA; Dra. Angela Gallegos Castillo, director of the Latino/a Adolescent Relationship Project, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco.

Tuesday, May 25th

PROGRAM # 4221 - 12:00 PDT
ASTHMA. Latinos are more likely to live in areas that expose them to asthma-causing triggers, such as waste treatment facilities, landfills, houses with lead-based paint and air-polluted neighborhoods. Latino children with asthma use fewer medications and many end up in the emergency room. This program gives parents advice on how to protect the family from some dangerous triggers and what to do in case of an asthma attack. 

Guest: Dr. Elizabeth Valdez, CEO/President, El Concilio Latino de Salud, Phoenix, AZ; representative of National Alliance for Hispanic Health, Washington, DC.

Wednesday, May 26th

PROGRAM # 4222 - 12:00 PDT
SUMMIT OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN – EUROPEAN UNION: A SIMULCAST. Heads of state, ministers, and parlamentarians from the Americas and Europe meet in Guadalajara to discuss issues of poverty, migration, foreign debt, jobs, development, and war and peace. This simulcast with XEJB, Radiarte in Guadalajara brings news and analysis about the event. 

Guests: Dr. Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda, Director, North American Integration and Development Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; professor Silvia Figueroa, expert on EuroAsian affairs, Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey; news reporters in Guadalajara Emanuel Hernandez, Eduardo Chavez, Fabian Sanchez and Jose Angel Gutierrez.

Thursday, May 27th

PROGRAM # 4223 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION - TAPED. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, broadcasts from Mexico City a pre-recorded edition of his series “Voz Pública”, a listener-driven program featuring a wide array of commentaries about the top news stories from Mexico.

Host: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com.

PROGRAM # 4224 - 13:00 PDT

ELECTIONS IN TIMES OF WAR. U.S. presidential elections will take place this year in an ambience of war for the first time since the Vietnam War. This program, first of a special series on the presidential campaigns, explores the positions of Democrat John Kerry and Republican ticket of George W. Bush/Dick Chenney on the Iraq war. The program may also include views on the war by independent candidate Ralph Nader.

 

Guests: Sharon Castillo, spokesperson, Bush/Chenney 04, Washington, DC; Fabiola Rodríguez, spokesperson, Democratic National Committee, Washington, DC.

Friday, May 28th

PROGRAM # 4225 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION. Meet Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, who brings interviews and commentary on news developments with an emphasis in issues on women and peace in the Caribbean basin.

Host: Wanda Colón Cortez.

Monday, May 31st

PROGRAM # 4226 - 12:00 PDT
VETERAN BENEFITS. On Memorial Day, the holiday to remember those who died in war, this pre-recorded program focuses on the reality faced at home by those who return from the war front. Ricardo Bolaños, one of four brothers who served at once in Vietnam, warns that key veteran benefits are being reduced at a time when are most needed. Also, Fernando Suárez del Solar, father of a U.S. soldier who died in Iraq, questions military recruitment practices in heavily Latino schools. The program also includes the list of names of the 114 Latino soldiers who have lost their lives in the war in Iraq.

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