Week # 35-97, Air Date 8/24/1997 - 8/30/1997

Segment #1: Host Interview with Attorney Matthew Peers. Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with the lead attorney in a recent Illinois court case in which Hispanics won the largest settlement ever in a private fair housing suit. (4:08)

Subject Types: Other - Housing

Locations: U.S. Regions - Midwest; States - Illinois

Segment #2: Teen Health Clinics in California. Njemile Jones reports from Vista, California, on an innovative reproductive health care program for teens. At the Vista Health Clinic, many of the health services are provided by other teenagers. (4:34)

Subject Types: Health; Youth

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

Segment #3: Music Profile of Paracumbe. Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with ethno-musicologist Dr. Emanuel Dufrasne and his wife, singer Nelie Lebron. They are members of the traditional Puerto Rican music ensemble 'Paracumbe ,' playing the age-old rhythms of the drums of southern Puerto Rico. (5:45)

Subject Types: Arts - Music

Locations: U.S. Regions - Puerto Rico

Segment #4: Purple House Commentary. A commentary by novelist and poet, Sandra Cisneros, author of 'Woman Hollering Crook' and 'My Wicked, Wicked Ways, ' about the latest drama in her life. It involves the controversy over the color she used to paint her home. (5:00)

Subject Types: Arts - Literature; Cultural - Personal

Locations: U.S. Regions - Southwest; States - Texas