Week # 28-00, Air Date 7/9/2000 - 7/15/2000

Segment #1: 'MEXICAN CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION" (8:10) Latino USA's Franc Contreras presents a picture of the constant cultural transformation in Mexico, from mestizaje to globalization.

Subject Types: Other - Growth

Locations: Non-U.S. Regions - Mexico

Segment #2: 'US-COLOMBIAN ACTIVISM' (4:33) Mario Murillo reports on the organizing efforts of the Colombian community in the US in response to the unrest and violence caused by the drug trafficking and civil war in Colombia.

Subject Types: Other - Politics

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

Segment #3: 'THE BORDER AT THE SMITHSONIAN' (5:45) Lex Gillespie reports on this years Smithsonian Folklife Festival which features sounds and tastes from along the Rio Grande.

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

Locations: U.S. Regions - Southwest