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Week # 31-97, Air Date 7/27/1997 - 8/2/1997

 File — Box: 34, Item: 223

Scope and Contents

Segment #1: Interview: Recent Developments in Cuba. Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa speaks with journalist Tom Miller in Havana, Cuba, about recent news developments on the island. 5:51

Subject Types: Other - Politics

Locations: Non-U.S. Regions - Cuba

Segment #2: The Havana Biennial. Performance artist and writer Coco Fusco has a personal account of her recent experience attending the Latin American art extravaganza known as 'The Havana Biennial'. 5:27

Subject Types: Arts - Visual

Locations: Non-U.S. Regions - Cuba

Segment #3: Latinos And Alzheimer's Disease. Reese Erlich reports from Sacramento, California, that scientists there are looking into whether and why Latinos may face a greater risk of contracting Alzheimer's disease, as one study seems to indicate. 5:02

Subject Types: Health

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

Segment #4: Giving Thanks: A Story. Artist, writer and story teller Luis Guerra has an account about leaving home, and giving thanks. 3:03

Subject Types: Arts - Literature; Arts - Performance; Arts - Visual

Dates

  • Creation: Air Date 7/27/1997 - 8/2/1997

Repository Details

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

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