Box 34
Container
Contains 163 Results:
Week # 17-98, Air Date 4/26/1998 - 5/2/98
File — Box: 34, Item: 262
Scope and Contents
Segment #1: 'RACE AND SPORTS IN AMERICA CONTROVERSY' Latino USA's Maria Martin speaks with two Latino leaders about the controversy surrounding President Clinton's dialogue on race in America held recently in Houston. (6:48) Subject Types: Other - Sports; Politics Locations: U.S. Regions - Southwest; States - Texas Segment #2: 'CULTURE CLASH AND 'THE BIRDS'' Diedre Kennedy reports from San Francisco on an unusual mix of Latino comedy troupe Culture Clash...
Dates:
Air Date 4/26/1998 - 5/2/98
Week # 18-98, Air Date 5/3/1998 - 5/9/1998
File — Box: 34, Item: 263
Scope and Contents
Segment #1: 'THE RISE OF LATINA ENTREPRENEURS' Mariusa Reyes reports from Miami on the rise of women entrepreneurs--many of them Asian, Africa American and Latina. (5:14) Subject Types: Economics; Women Locations: U.S. Regions - Southeast; States - Florida Segment #2: 'WATSONVILLE PESTICIDE CONTROVERSY' Latino USA's Maria Martin reports from Watsonville, California, on a study detailing use of the deadly pesticide methyl bromide around schools in...
Dates:
Air Date 5/3/1998 - 5/9/1998
Week # 19-98, Air Date 5/10/1998 - 5/16/1998
File — Box: 34, Item: 264
Scope and Contents
Segment #1: 'ARIZONA'S OFFICIAL ENGLISH LAW RULED UNCONST1TUTIONAL' Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with regional director for the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund Tomas Saenz about a recent Arizona State Supreme Court ruling that declared unconstitutional the states 'Official English' amendment (3:12) Subject Types: Human Rights; Politics Locations: U.S. Regions - Southwest; States - Arizona Segment #2: 'SIERRA CLUB CONTROVERSY' NPR's Richard...
Dates:
Air Date 5/10/1998 - 5/16/1998
Week # 20-98, Air Date 5/17/1998 - 5/23/1998
File — Box: 34, Item: 265
Scope and Contents
Segment #1: 'CALIFORNIA LATINO POLITICS' Laura Chiera reports from California on recent gains by Latinos in California electoral politics. (4:50) Subject Types: Elections; Politics Locations: U.S. Regions - West; States - California Segment #2: 'LATINO IDENTITY ROUNDTABLE' This is an excerpt from a round table discussion on the issue of Latino identity. The discussion was held at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of American History. (6:52)...
Dates:
Air Date 5/17/1998 - 5/23/1998
Week # 21-98, Air Date5/24/1998 - 5/30/1998
File — Box: 34, Item: 266
Scope and Contents
Segment #1: 'SEINFELD CONTROVERSY' Latino USA's Maria Martin reports on the controversy ignited by the burning of the Puerto Rican flag on one of the last episodes of the television program, 'Seinfeld.' (6:06) Subject Types: Media Locations: U.S. Regions - Puerto Rico Segment #2: 'GARMENT WORKERS AT LEVIS ORGANIZE' Michelle Garcia reports on the plight of San Antonio garment workers eight years after they were laid off by a major jeans manufacturer,...
Dates:
Air Date5/24/1998 - 5/30/1998
Week # 22-98, Air Date 5/31/1998 - 6/6/1998
File — Box: 34, Item: 267
Scope and Contents
Segment #1: 'BORDER KILLING ANNIVERSARY' Latino USA's Maria Martin reports on the anniversary of the death of Ezechiel Hernandez, Jr. The Texas teenager was killed by a US Marine working as part of a special task force formed to help the Border Patrol fight drug trafficking on the US-Mexico border. (5:01) Subject Types: Human Rights Locations: U.S. Regions - Southwest; States - Texas; Non-U.S. Regions - Mexico Segment #2: 'VETERAN'S STORIES OF VIETNAM' In...
Dates:
Air Date 5/31/1998 - 6/6/1998
Week # 23-98, Air Date 6/7/1998 - 6/13/1998
File — Box: 34, Item: 268
Scope and Contents
Segment #1: 'RACE FOR THE LATINO VOTE' Latino USA's Mandalit del Barco reports on the race for the Latino vote in California. (5:54) Subject Types: Elections; Politics Locations: U.S. Regions - West; States - California Segment #2: 'NARCO SAINT IN MEXICO' Carrie Kahn reports on a popular new saint in Mexico, a saint who protects drug runners. (5:35) Subject Types: Cultural - Religious Locations: Non-U.S. Regions - Mexico...
Dates:
Air Date 6/7/1998 - 6/13/1998
Week # 24-98, Air Date 6/14/1998 - 6/20/1998
File — Box: 34, Item: 269
Scope and Contents
Segment #1: 'CALIFORNIA PRIMARY RESULTS' Latino USA's Mandalit del Barco reports on the results of primary elections held in the State of California. (6:39) Subject Types: Elections; Politics Locations: U.S. Regions - West; States - California Segment #2: 'THREE-WAY ON PROPOSITION 229[227]' Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with proponents and opponents of the recent voter-approved Proposition 227 which would end bilingual education in California....
Dates:
Air Date 6/14/1998 - 6/20/1998
Week # 25-98, Air Date 6/21/1998 - 6/27/1998
File — Box: 34, Item: 270
Scope and Contents
Segment #1: 'LAND GRANTS CONTROVERSY IN NEW MEXICO' Adam Saytanides reports from Costilla, New Mexico, on the on-going debate regarding centuries-old land grants promised to early settlers of the area under the 1848 Treaty of Guadaiupe Hida]go. The formation of a commission has recently been proposed in Congress to examine these land grants claims. (5:39) Subject Types: History; Other - Politics Locations: U.S. Regions - Southwest; States - New Mexico...
Dates:
Air Date 6/21/1998 - 6/27/1998
Week # 26-98, Air Date 6/28/1998 - 7/4/1998
File — Box: 34, Item: 271
Scope and Contents
Segment #1: 'HUMANITARIAN AID TO CUBA' Mariusa Reyes reports on the start of flights carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba. (4:33) Subject Types: Human Rights Locations: Non-U.S. Regions - Cuba Segment #2: 'LATINO FILM FESTIVALS' Latino USA's Alex Avila reports on the growth of Latino film festivals around the country. (5:00) Subject Types: Arts - Visual Segment #3: 'POEM BY MARTIN ESPADA' Poet Martin Espada pays tribute to fathers with...
Dates:
Air Date 6/28/1998 - 7/4/1998