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All times are listed on Pacific Daylight Time.

WEEK OF MAY 19, 2008

Oregon Primary: Voters Forum from Woodburn; Oregon Primary - Election Day; Mexico Edition; After the Primaries: Public Education; The Road to November: Immigrnats, Health; Puerto Rico Edition.

TUNE IN: SPECIAL ELECTION COVERAGE

MONDAY, MAY 19

PROGRAM # 5448. 12:00 PDT.

OREGON PRIMARY: VOTERS FORUM FROM WOODBURN. Línea Abierta goes on the road again to cover the Oregon presidential primary. In partnership with grassroots station KPCN-LP 96.3 FM, Radio Movimiento, this program airs from Woodburn, affectionately called “Oregon’s Little Mexico,” because it is the largest city in Oregon where a majority are Latinos and people of color. This edition, aired on election day’s eve, features a forum with local voters, discussing issues high in their mind, including a new law banning undocumented immigrants from getting drivers’ licenses, the current home foreclosure crisis, affordable housing for farm workers, health care services, and more. This special edition is part of the series “Hacia el Voto 2008.”

Guests: Ramón Ramírez, Executive director, Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, Woodburn, OR; Andrea Ambriz, pro-Clinton voter; Alejandra Lily, pro-Obama voter; Everardo Castro, Republican voter; Matías Trejo, journalist, pro-Obama; Paulina Hermosillo, journalist, pro-Clinton; Brenda Mendoza, pro-Obama voter; José Castro, undecided, Republican voter; Francisco López, promoter of the vote, Voz Hispana, Woodburn, OR.

TUESDAY, MAY 20

PROGRAM # 5449. 12:00 PDT.

OREGON PRIMARY – ELECTION DAY. Hosted from the studios of KPCN-LP in Woodburn, this special edition provides a news review on election-day developments in Salem, Portland, Woodburn and elsewhere in Oregon. While Oregon’s Latinos will continue being a small segment of the voter population, election observers anticipate a surge in Latino young voters. News reporters file stories on the atmosphere, voter participation and informal polls in this vote-by-mail primary election. Political observers also provide context and perspective on the Latino vote. This one-hour report is part of the series “Hacia el Voto 2008”.

Guests: Larry Clymond, host of election-themed radio series “Entienda la contienda” and member of the board of directors of KPCN-LP, Woodburn, OR; Dr. Kelley Strong, Professor, Sociology and Political science, Willamette University, Salem, OR; Antonio Felipe Asunción, News reporter, Portland, OR; Paulina Hermosillo, News reporter, Salem, OR; Miguel Angel Gómez, News reporter, Woodburn, OR.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21

PROGRAM # 5450. 12:00 PDT.

MEXICO EDITION. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts this edition of the Voz Pública series from Mexico City. The civic journalist brings news and analysis on Mexican developments.

THURSDAY, MAY 22

PROGRAM # 5451. 12:00 PDT.

AFTER THE PRIMARIES: PUBLIC EDUCATION. Línea Abierta goes on the road again to Washington, a state where Latinos are fast growing as the second largest population group. In this live forum broadcast from downtown Mt. Vernon in collaboration with community-station KSVR 91.7 FM, local leaders join the national election dialogue to comment on the state of education for Latinos in Washington. Latino students are having a harder time getting into college, hindered by tuition fee increases and lack of financial aid. Our guests look into the issue and examine the state of programs for at-risk students, literacy programs for low-income families, bilingual education, migrant Head Start, and the debate on the DREAM Act. This edition, part of the series “Hacia el Voto 2008,” also looks into efforts to ensure bilingual voter access to the polls and overcome the under representation of Latinos.

Guests: Uriel Iñiguez, Executive director, Hispanic Affairs Commission, Office of Governor Chris Gregoire, Olympia, WA; Ismael López, Grupo Tonalli, Mt. Vernon, WA; Francisco Tamayo, Instructor, Skagit Valley College, Mt. Vernon, WA; Carlos Béjar, Coordinator, Gear-Up Project, KSVR, Mt. Vernon, WA; Consuelo Guandique, Coordinator, Services for Families and the Youth, Skagit County, Mt. Vernon, WA; Elizabeth Salinas, Multicultural affairs student counselor, Skagit Valley College, Mt. Vernon, WA.

FRIDAY, MAY 23

PROGRAM # 5452. 12:00 PDT.

THE ROAD TO NOVEMBER: IMMIGRANTS, HEALTH. Línea Abierta on the Road convenes a roundtable of local leaders in Mt. Vernon, the home of partner station KSVR to discuss the health care challenges faced by farm workers, the uninsured among the uninsured. They also comment on the backlash of anti-immigrant, anti-Latino crimes, mass deportation raids, and the climate of fear among immigrant families. Are these issues on the radar screen of the presidential campaigns? This field-report edition is part of Radio Bilingüe’s series “Hacia el Voto 2008.” The program begins with a news-breaking story: the announcement of a landmark settlement on labor-rights protectioon between the fast-food giant Burger King and a farm worker organization in South Florida.

Guests: Lucas Benítez, Coordinator, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Washington, DC; Rosalinda Guillén, Executive director, De Comunidad a Comunidad, Bellingham, WA; Daniel Pérez, Director, Proyecto de Derechos del Inmigrante del Noroeste, Seattle, WA; Dr. Jorge Madrazo, Vicepresident for Community Relations, Sylmar Health Centers, Seattle, WA; Sofía Lucatero, public health promoter, KSVR, Mt. Vernon, WA; Lourdes Young, community health promoter, Mt. Vernon, WA; Nabor Tercero, Representative, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Seattle, WA.

PROGRAM # 5453. 13:00 PDT.

PUERTO RICO EDITION. In this pre-taped edition from San Juan, PR, WRTU’s Wanda Colón Cortés, brings news and analysis on major developments in the Caribbean basin.

Funds for Línea Abierta are provided in part by Lumina Foundation, The California Endowment, the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, the Mitchell Kapor Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.