Week # 7-99, Air Date 2/14/1999 - 2/20/1999

Segment #1: "COLOMBIA EARTHQUAKE UPDATE" (3:57) Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with Alberto Bejarano La Verde, president of the Colombian Red Cross, about the current situation in areas affected by a recent earthquake.

Subject Types: Other - Natural Disaster

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

Segment #2: "CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR IN MEXICO" (4:46) Latino USA's Mandalit del Barco reports on efforts by California Governor Gray Davis to improve relations with Mexico.

Subject Types: Other - Politics; Politics

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

Segment #3: "AUDIO GRAFFITI" (0:37) Commentator and performance artist Guillermo Gomez-Pena offers this definition of "border crossing."

Subject Types: Arts - Performance

Segment #4: "HIP-HOP AND MULTICULTURALISM" (9:07) Latino USA's Katie Davis reports on hip-hop, it's roots and how the music has evolved into a mainstream multicultural phenomenon.

Subject Types: Arts - Music