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Week # Air Date, 10/30/2009

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Scope and Contents

Segment #1 Border Crossing Bureaucracy: An Unexpected Detour

El Paso based reporter Monica Ortize Uribe brings the story of Mexican Human Rights Attorney Gustavo De la Rosa Hickerson who was detained by U.S. border officials because he said he was afraid for his life because of he drug war in Mexico. Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with De la Rosa about his ordeal.

Segment #2 Story Corps Historias: Before they Were Politicos'

Story Corps Historias brings the story of two political families: The Salazar Family of Colorado and the Grijalva Family of Arizona.

Segment #3 Jesse Katz: The Opposite Field

And writer Jesse Katz, author of 'The Opposite Field' talks about being a Little League baseball commissioner in a highly ethnic neighborhood.

Dates

  • Creation: 10/30/2009

Repository Details

Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository

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