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Week # 48-95, Air Date 11/26/1995 - 12/2/1995

 File — Box: 33, Item: 136

Scope and Contents

Segment #1: Goodwill Trip to Mexico. Jose Gaspar reports on a California couple who traveled to a Mexican village to donate medical supplies, an ambulance and a school bus. 3:52

Subject Types: Economics; Health

Locations: U.S Regions - West; States - California; Non-U.S. Regions - Mexico

---------------------------------: 30 Music Break ----------------------------------

Segment #2: Cooking Lesson. Sen Francisco chef Agustin Gaytan shares some special pre-Hispanic recipes from Mexico. 5:30

Subject Types: Cultural - Personal

Locations: U.S Regions - West; States - California; Non-U.S. Regions - Mexico

Segment #3: Thanksgiving Essay. Writer Jose Antonio Burciaga has a, essay about the history of Thanksgiving, and some personal memories of the holiday. Burciaga reads from, his book. 'Spilling the Beans', published by Joshua Odell Editions in Santa Barbara, California. 3:11

Subject Types: Arts - Literature; Cultural - Personal

Segment #4: Music of Carlos Vives. Betto Arcos profiles musician Carlos Vives, whose music is based on a traditional Colombian style called the vallenato. 6:30

Subject Types: Arts - Music

Locations: Non-U.S. Regions - South America

Dates

  • Creation: Air Date 11/26/1995 - 12/2/1995

Repository Details

Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository

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