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May 2001
May 4th | Listen to the programN.Y. REP. SERRANO COMMENTS ON PROTESTS IN VIEQUES - The U.S. navy just concluded a week of military exercises on the island of Vieques. These exercises took place despite heavy opposition from residents of Puerto Rico. More than one hundred people were arrested after entering the bombing ranges without authorization and acting as human shields. In this interview with Noticiero Latino contributor Wanda Colon Cortes in Puerto Rico, Congressman Jose Serrano of New York comments on the navy's treatment of protesters.
APPROVAL OF INDIGENOUS RIGHTS LAW STIRS CONTROVERSY IN MEXICO - Mexico's Congress approved a law this week recognizing indigenous rights and culture. Although this new law was characterized by some senators as a historic advancement, it was later found to have omitted key points of the original proposal supported by Zapatista rebels and other indigenous groups. In response, Zapatista leaders broke off peace talks with the government and, as correspondent Raul Silva reports, there is still no solution in sight to the controversy it has caused.
GEORGIA'S TEACHER EXCHANGE PROGRAM - Thousands of workers have descended upon the city of Dalton, Georgia, in the last few years. Most of them are Mexican immigrants, working in rug factories and chicken processing plants. Today, according to census figures, Latinos make up more than a fifth of Dalton's population, although private organizations estimate there are as many Latino immigrants as Americans. This growth has spurred a change in Dalton schools. Known as Project Georgia, this teacher exchange program with Mexico could become a model for the rest of the country to follow. Patricia Ramos has the details.
May 11th | Listen to the program
FILIPINO AND KOREAN IMMIGRANTS JOIN FIGHT FOR AMNESTY IN L.A. - Filipino and Korean immigrant organizations in Los Angeles are joining with Latinos in their search for a new amnesty. Despite their language and cultural differences, these immigrant groups have realized that, with a Republican president and a republican controlled Congress, only a joint effort can help win this uphill battle. Ruben Tapia has the details.
FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COLOMBIANS IN THE U.S. - The first Conference of Colombian Associations in the U.S. took place recently in Atlanta, Georgia. At the meeting, as Noticiero Latino contributor Patricia Ramos reports, attendees agreed to work together to achieve peace in Colombia and to support Colombians living in the U.S.
FLORIDA TOMATO PICKERS URGE TACO BELL BOYCOTT - Tomato pickers from Florida met this week with labor and student groups across California to drum up support for a boycott of Taco Bell. Ramiro Benitez, an organizer with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, explains to Noticiero Latino the reasons for their boycott.
May 18th | Listen to the program
DEMOCRATS CRITICIZE PRESIDENT BUSH'S ENERGY PLAN - President Bush on Thursday unveiled a national energy plan promoting conservation measures as well as controversial proposals to increase production of electricity and gasoline, including oil drilling in the Arctic basin. The Bush plan was assailed both by Democrats and by environmental organizations. In this interview with Noticiero Latino, Congressman and Democratic House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt criticizes President Bush's response to the energy crisis as not being a response at all.
NUTRITION, HEALTH AND CULTURE - We are what we eat, according to popular wisdom. A healthy body has a lot to do with what one eats, but also with a person's cultural roots. From Mexico, correspondent Raul Silva explores the ways in which traditional Mexican culture contributes to eating well and staying healthy.
BOXING TO DETER GANG ACTIVITY - Aside from being a popular sport, boxing offers young people a way to avoid the dangers of the gang life. At least this was the conclusion reached by a former boxer who decided to devote himself to sharing his boxing skills with Latino youth in central California. Hugo Ordoņez has the details.
May 25th | Listen to the program
DEMOCRATS CRITICIZE PRESIDENT BUSH'S ENERGY PLAN - President Bush on Thursday unveiled a national energy plan promoting conservation measures as well as controversial proposals to increase production of electricity and gasoline, including oil drilling in the Arctic basin. The Bush plan was assailed both by Democrats and by environmental organizations. In this interview with Noticiero Latino, Congressman and Democratic House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt criticizes President Bush's response to the energy crisis as not being a response at all.
NUTRITION, HEALTH AND CULTURE - We are what we eat, according to popular wisdom. A healthy body has a lot to do with what one eats, but also with a person's cultural roots. From Mexico, correspondent Raul Silva explores the ways in which traditional Mexican culture contributes to eating well and staying healthy.
BOXING TO DETER GANG ACTIVITY - Aside from being a popular sport, boxing offers young people a way to avoid the dangers of the gang life. At least this was the conclusion reached by a former boxer who decided to devote himself to sharing his boxing skills with Latino youth in central California. Hugo Ordoņez has the details.