Week # Air Date, 11/2/2008

Segment #1 2-Way Ruby Takanishi

Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with Ruby Takanishi, president of the Foundation for Child Development, about the foundation's recent study that children are not reading at grade level. (Self-contained 0:00)

Segment #2 Foreclosures

The success of the 700 billion dollar financial rescue plan remains to be seen. But one thing is for sure, rising home foreclosures continue to pose a serious threat to the economy. And while homeowners facing foreclosure have received little relief from the federal government, Yvette Benavides of Texas Public Radio found that some are instead turning to community organizations and their state governments for assistance. (0:00)

Segment #3 Vox: Young Latino Professionals

Making every dollar count. Everyone... from Joe Six Pack to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson... has had to face that simple reality. But, what lessons are really being learned from whatever it's being called now... the Economic Meltdown, the Mortgage Mess ... the New Depression' Especially by those not yet fully vested in the economy, those, perhaps not yet homeowners and not yet seriously thinking of retirement, young professionals. We decided to find out so, Latino USA producer Mincho Jacob asked members of the Young Hispanic Professionals of Austin Association what lessons they've learned. (0:00)

Segment #4 Dia De Los Muertos Altars

Independent producer Maria Martin reports on the San Antonio community arts collective Mujer Artes and their work building traditional Dia de los Muertos altars.