Week # 19-97, Air Date 5/4/1997 - 5/10/1997

Segment #1: Divided Salvadoran Families. Joanna Harrison reports on Salvadoran families struggling to overcome the cultural divide caused by years of separation from family members, as a result of their country's civil war. 6:31

Subject Types: Immigration

Locations: Non-U.S. Regions - Central America; Central American Countries - El Salvador

Segment #2: Spanish Language Summit Interview. Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with Juan Bruce-Novoa, the chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California at Irvine about a historic summit on the Spanish language which took p1ace recently in Zacatecas, Mexico. THIS PIECE IS SELF COPITAINED. 4:20

Subject Types: Cultural - Personal

Locations: Non-U.S. Regions - Mexico

Segment #3: Latinos in the U.S. Civil War. Syndicated columnist Roger Hernandez tells us about Latino involvement in the U.S. Civil War. 1:52

Subject Types: History

Segment #4: Musician Yomo Toro Profile (Repeat). Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with Puerto Rican musician Yomo Toro, the master of 'jibaro' (HEE-ba-row) music, in this musical profile. 7:11

Subject Types: Arts - Music

Locations: U.S. Regions - Puerto Rico