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This Week’s Captions: Memories of friends and icons 24 Aug 2013 | 01:29 am
THIS WEEK’S SHOW: In this special archive edition of Latino USA, we hear three essays from former gang member turned NPR producer John Guardo, about his escape from gang life and experience as an imm...
Street Life…In 1993 23 Aug 2013 | 10:02 pm
In this special archive edition, we hear three essays from a friend of Latino USA. Former gang member John Guardo takes us through his escape from violence and drugs, and reflects on his experience as...
Remembering Cesar Chavez (1993) 23 Aug 2013 | 10:01 pm
This special piece remembers activist and Latino civil rights icon Cesar Chavez, and includes him in his own words. Originally aired May 1993. Photo courtesy flickr. Tweet The post Remembering Cesa...
The Queen of Tejano Music (1995) 23 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
Selena Quintanilla Perez was the queen of Tejano music. In this piece from 1995, Latino USA’s Maria Martin brings us the voices of those whose lives she touched through her music. Originally aired Apr...
This Week’s Captions: ARCHIVES: RECOVERY EFFORTS 16 Aug 2013 | 11:10 pm
THIS WEEK’S SHOW: In this special archive episode, we hear about how Latinos recovered and helped their communities after two disasters—the September 11th terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina. Als...
9/11: Undocumented and Uncounted (2001) 16 Aug 2013 | 10:43 pm
At the time of the September 11th, 2001 attacks, undocumented immigrants formed an integral part of life in and around the World Trade Center. In this story from the Latino USA archives, Michelle Garc...
Katrina One Year Later (2006) 16 Aug 2013 | 10:42 pm
In this 2006 archive story from Waveland, Mississippi, Rolando Arrieta reports on how immigrant workers helped rebuild homes, schools, and hospitals in the year after Hurricane Katrina. Tweet The po...
Latinos in Baseball (1998) 16 Aug 2013 | 10:40 pm
Latin Americans love baseball. But in this piece from 1998, we hear about the problems faced by Spanish-speakers when major league players arrive from abroad. Tweet The post Latinos in Baseball (199...
Chevy Boat Cubans (2007) 16 Aug 2013 | 10:38 pm
In this 2007 story, we hear the story of how two Cubans in Miami plan to return home in an unusual vehicle. Tweet The post Chevy Boat Cubans (2007) appeared first on Latino USA.
This Week’s Captions: ARCHIVES: PRESIDENTIAL EDITION 10 Aug 2013 | 12:37 am
THIS WEEK’S SHOW: In this special look back at twenty years of Latino USA, we hear interviews with four of the show’s most prominent guests. President Clinton calls for a dialogue on race in 1993. Ba...
