February 5th

ORGANIZING IMMIGRANT WORKERS. Northern California labor unions are joining efforts to bring immigrant workers, including undocumented laborers, into their ranks. This week, Citlali Saenz reports on the creation of LION, the Labor Immigrant Organizing Network, an organization dedicated to reaching out to this large and growing labor segment.

ANTI-TOBACCO EFFORTS ABROAD. Much like in the United States, health workers in Spain have had a hard time convincing smokers to quit this deadly habit. This week, Araceli Garcia brings us a report on the efforts of Spanish health organizations to find new ways to halt the growing use of tobacco among women and youth.

BLACKS AND LATINOS: A SHARED HERITAGE. The first of a four part series celebrating African American History Month. In this segment, Silvia Parra interviews three Latino cultural leaders: musician and scholar, Dr. Jose Cuellar; author, Piri Thomas; and art curator, Rene Yañez, on the influence that the Latino and African American cultures have had on each other.

February 12th

JESUS RIOS V. UC REGENTS. The Mexican American Legal Defense Fund is one of several civil rights organizations that have filed a class actions suit on behalf of African American, Latino, and Pilipino American students, who claim the University of California, Berkeley have a discriminatory admissions policy. In the following report, Citlali Saenz bring us both sides of this heated debate over race and access to higher education.

STATE ELECTIONS IN MEXICO . The results of last Sunday's elections in Mexico are being closely watched as an indicator of what will follow in the presidential elections in 2000. Early results indicate that the oppositionist left-center party has won the governorship in Baja California Sur, while the governing party has maintained its position in the state of Guerrero. This week we have an interview with journalists from both states who will give us an update on the results.

CULTURE CLASH. The second part of a series celebrating African American History Month. In one of the most diverse cities in the country, San Francisco activist Francisco Herrera has devoted his life to conflict resolution. This week, Silvia Parra interviews Herrera about his work and the challenges that racial diversity brings to the city's multi-cultural Mission District.

February 19th

U.S. - MEXICO SUMMIT. President Clinton traveled to Yucatan this week, to meet with his cohort, President Ernesto Zedillo. The main topics of discussion included immigration and certification of Mexico as an ally in the "drug war." This week, Radio Educacion's Lenica Avila reports from Mexico on this visit.

BACK TO BUSINESS. With the Impeachment trial finally over, everyone hopes the politicians in Washington will get back to minding the nation's business. This week, Citlali Saenz prepared a report with analysis from political columnist Roberto Rodriguez, who comments on why the trial outcome was predictable and what the nation's business should be.

FIGHTING TOBACCO USE ABROAD. According to health officials in Spain, tobacco use is the cause of death for about 20 people every day. Many of these began smoking at a young age. Now, in order to combat these statistics, the health department in this country is conducting an
ongoing health education campaign aimed at youth and women. Araceli Garcia filed this report from Madrid.

February 26th

FREEZE RELIEF. In California's Central Valley, fifteen "one-stop" centers have opened up to ease the distribution of federal aid to those affected by last December's freezes, which destroyed most of the citrus crop in the state. Correspondent Humberto Rodas, visited an agricultural community in the San Joaquin Valley and filed this report on the effects of the disaster on farm workers, as well as stores and others who depend on the agricultural economy.

PRIVITAZING MEXICO'S ELECTRICITY. President Ernesto Zedillo's initiative to privatize the electric industry has awakened an intense social, political, and economic debate. This week, correspondent Raul Silva, reports on various perspectives coming from the electricians union, government agencies and a political analyst on this hot issue.

WORKING TOGETHER. The last segment in a series commemorating African American History Month. This week, Silvia Parra reports on efforts by African Americans organizations to reach out to Latinos and form an environmental alliance in Richmond California. A deadly explosion in a petrochemical plant in neighboring Martinez, CA, is a reminder of their concerns about toxic emissions, oil leackages and other disasters in this predominantly industrial area.

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