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Week # 45-98, Air Date 11/8/1998 - 11/14/1998

 File — Box: 34, Item: 290

Scope and Contents

Segment #1 'IMMIGRANT STREET THEATER' (4:26) Lakshmi Singh (LACK-sh-mee SING) reports on a theater group in Washington D.C. that takes to the streets to educate Spanish-speaking Latino immigrants about their rights.

Subject Types: Arts - Performance; Human Rights

Locations: U.S. Regions - Northeast; States - D.C.

Segment #2 'GRIM FANDANGO VIDEO GAME' (3:36) Yvette Benavides reports on a new computer game based on the Latin American celebration known as the Day of the Dead. The release raises questions about Latino children and their future in high technology.

Subject Types: Cultural - Religious

Segment #3 'CHILEAN EXILES ON GENERAL AUGUSTO PINOCHET' (4:28) Reporter Ancel Martinez speaks with Chileans living in the United States who experienced first hand human rights abuses committed under general Augusto Pinochet's rule.

Subject Types: Human Rights

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

Segment #4 'CHILEAN MUSICAL ENSEMBLE INTI-ILLIMANI' (6:31) Latino USA's Maria Martin speaks with Jorge Coulon, founding member of the Chilean music ensemble Inti-Illimani. This legendary group's celebrating 30 years of making music of freedom and the indigenous heritage of Latin America.

Subject Types: Arts - Music

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

Dates

  • Creation: Air Date 11/8/1998 - 11/14/1998

Repository Details

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

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