Week # 36-99, Air Date 9/5/1999 - 9/11/1999

Segment #1: "LATINOS AND WELFARE REFORM" (5:21) Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa speaks with Sonia Perez, a welfare research specialist for the National Council of La Raza, about the current situation of Latino families three years after welfare reform.

Subject Types: Economics; Politics

Segment #2: "JULIE'S STORY" (2:51) Commentator Claudia Perez brings an update on a former welfare teenage mother.

Subject Types: Economics; Women; Youth

Segment #3: "TEXAS WRITER DAGOBERTO GILB" (4:14) Lex Gillespie profiles writer Dagoberto Gilb, who portrays the everyday lives of working people.

Subject Types: Arts - Literature

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

Segment #4: "SINGER BETSY PECANINS" (7:45) Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with singer Betsy Pecanins about her mix of blues and Mexican ranchera music.

Subject Types: Arts - Music

Locations: Non-U.S. Regions - Mexico