Week # 18-96, Air Date 4/28/1996 - 5/4/1996

Segment #1: Education Commission Controversy. Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa reports on the high-profile resignation of one of the nation's top Latino civil rights advocates from the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. 3:21

Subject Types: Education; Latino Leaders; Politics

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Segment #2: Women and the Immigration Crack-Down. Julie Light reports from southern California on how immigrant women are being affected by the recent U.S. crack-down on undocumented immigration. 5:31

Subject Types: Immigration; Women

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

Segment #3: Mexicans Call for Relief from Debt and Economic Woes. Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with Jose Marie lmaz, leader of 'El Barzon', a Mexican grassroots political movement that is calling for a new economic policy in that nation. 3:39

Subject Types: Economics; Latino Leaders

Locations: Non-U.S. Regions - Mexico

Segment #4: Profile: Musician Lourdes Perez. Latino USAs Maria Hinojosa speaks with Puerto Rican singer/songwriter Lourdes Perez, whose style is influenced by Latin America's 'new song' movement. 6:15

Subject Types: Arts - Music

Locations: U.S. Regions - Puerto Rico