Week # Air Date, 9/28/2008

Segment #1 2WAY: DR. RAUL HINOJOSA-OJEDA

Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with Dr. Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda, executive director of the North American Integration and Development Center at UCLA, about how the financial crisis affects Latinos. (Self-contained 4:25)

Segment #2: MAQUILADORAS AND NAFTA

So just what would a collapsed economy mean for the average U.S. worker' Working longer hours with lower wages'that might not be so hard to imagine if you just look south of the border. Claes Andreasson has this update from Tijuana l5 years post NAFTA. (7:17)

Segment #3 AUGUST EVENING

'August Evening' is an award-winning independent film opening nationwide this month. This bittersweet portrayal of an immigrant family in South Texas was written and directed by Chris Eska. The dialogue of the film is entirely in Spanish, although Eska only speaks English. He was inspired from his experiences growing up in the poor border region of South Texas. From KSTX in San Antonio, Nathan Cone has this report. (4:44)

Segment #4: Commentary: FATHER MICHAEL SEIFERT

Commentator Father Michael Seifert speaks on how the people in his community are ready to work hard for a social change. (1:57)