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Playlist: Hispanic Heritage Month

Compiled By: PRX Editors

Curated Playlist

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15 - Oct. 15.

Below are picks chosen by PRX editorial staff. You can see all potential pieces for Hispanic Heritage Month by using our search.

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Afropop Worldwide’s Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 (Series)

Produced by Afropop Worldwide

PRX’s Afropop Worldwide is helping stations celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) with a specially curated selection of four episodes. They spotlight: bugalú (or “Latin soul”) that stormed New York City in 1966; party-happy cumbia from Colombia and the pan-Latin world; bachata which began as a kind of workingman’s blues from the Dominican Republic before exploding as an international sensation; and profiles of the legendary Beny Moré (Cuba) and Ismael Rivera (Puerto Rico) who are both national treasures. Si, se puede!

Most recent piece in this series:

Hispanic Heritage Month: The Cumbia Diaspora - From Colombia to the World

From Afropop Worldwide | Part of the Afropop Worldwide’s Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 series | 59:00

Screenshot_2023-08-26_at_5 Move over salsa and merengue–cumbia is the most popular music in Latin America. Today, cumbia is played from the borderlands of Texas down the spine of the Andes to the tip of Tierra del Fuego. In this Hip Deep edition, we find out how cumbia left Colombia in the ‘60s and ‘70s and traveled to other countries. Everywhere it went, it transformed itself, adapting to its new environment. In Peru, it mixed with psychedelic guitar effects and Andean sounds to become chicha. In Argentina, it became the expression of a new generation of restless youth in the burgeoning slums of Buenos Aires. And in Mexico, it became so instilled in the local culture that some have forgotten that it came from Colombia in the first place. Through extensive interviews with experts and musicians, we discover how cumbia and its many transformations tell us the story of Latin America in the late 20th century. Produced by Marlon Bishop. 

BEAT LATINO: Celebrating Latine Heritage Month!

From Catalina Maria Johnson | Part of the BEAT LATINO series | 58:30

It's Latine Heritage Month and Beat Latino is celebrating with recent releases from the 7 lands that celebrate their independence between Sept. 15-Oct. 15: Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Chile, Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador. ¡Viva América Latina! Enjoy!

Beatlatino---cmj-with-sun---credit-carolina-sanchez_2_small It's Latine Heritage Month and Beat Latino is celebrating with recent releases from the 7 lands that celebrate their independence between Sept. 15-Oct. 15: Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Chile, Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador. ¡Viva América Latina! Enjoy!

American Dreamer: Sam's Story

From Long Haul Productions | 59:00

Every year, an estimated 65,000 undocumented students graduate from American high schools. Raised entirely in American culture, they finish high school only to find themselves in a peculiarly American limbo. "American Dreamer: Sam's Story" is a first-person longitudinal radio documentary sharing the experience of one of these kids.

Sam_small   “American Dreamer: Sam’s Story” tells the story of a talented and articulate young jazz musician named Sam, who was brought to the U.S. at age 5 by his Mexican parents. He stayed out of trouble, was drum major of his high school’s marching band, fell in love with playing jazz on the tenor sax, and got his diploma with honors– only to find that for an “illegal,” graduation marks a dead end. .  Though Sam dreams of attending college to study jazz performance, he hides his status from even his closest friends, and can’t legally work, drive, get financial aid, or even gain admission to some colleges.  "American Dreamer" follows him from his high school graduation, through the following summer, as he struggles to raise money to continue his education and weighs the risks of working and driving illegally against his own desire to achieve his American dream.

Immigration Uncovered

From Round Earth Media | 01:51:01

The United States has always been a beacon for those searching for safe haven, for a place to build a better life. Though the barriers are high, and the odds are stacked against them, hundreds of thousands of people leave their homes in Mexico, Honduras and other Central American countries and head for the U.S.
Immigration Uncovered: Untold Stories of Moving North flies close to the ground, bringing you personal stories — sometimes uplifting, sometimes heartbreaking, but always surprising — of people crossing borders, encountering new cultures, and building new lives in a new land.

As Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 to Oct. 15) approaches, consider adding this timely one-hour special to your programming schedule. Immigration Uncovered: Untold Stories of Moving North is the latest special from Round Earth Media, the team that was honored with a 2014 Peabody for reporting on immigration from Honduras.

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NEW FOR FALL 2015

As Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 to Oct. 15) approaches, consider adding this timely one-hour special to your programming schedule. Immigration Uncovered: Untold Stories of Moving North  is the latest special from Round Earth Media, the team that was honored with a 2014 Peabody for reporting on immigration from Honduras.


Beginning September 10, you can listen and download at PRX.   
   
Description
The United States has always been a beacon for those searching for safe haven, for a place to build a better life. Though the barriers are high, and the odds are stacked against them, hundreds of thousands of people leave their homes in Mexico, Honduras and other Central American countries and head for the U.S.

Immigration Uncovered: Untold Stories of Moving North  flies close to the ground, bringing you personal stories — sometimes uplifting, sometimes heartbreaking, but always surprising — of people crossing borders, encountering new cultures, and building new lives in a new land.

Host        
Daniel Hernandez  is Mexico bureau chief for VICE News and author of the book Down and Delirious in Mexico City The New Yorker  has called him “both anthropologist and explorer, finding the unexpected, original and mysterious.”  Making his home in Mexico City, he is a regular on  Latino USA

This one-hour special  is reported by some of the most talented young journalists working in public radio today, all of them bilingual and all regular contributors to MarketplaceMorning EditionThe WorldLatino USA  and Studio 360 . ?

Segment Descriptions
Immigration is a controversial topic that deserves a fresh take, a different lens. Immigration Uncovered  is that lens with stories that include:

THE ECONOMICS OF EXTORTION  offers a gritty view from the streets of Tegucigalpa, capital city of Honduras, where extortion has become a thriving industry for gangs, while also bankrupting legitimate business, driving down employment and even ending the lives of those who refuse to pay. Reporters Marlon Bishop and German Andino analyze the economics of extortion and look at the effect it has on the lives of small-business people.

In  THE NATION’S POET , host Daniel Hernandez speaks with Juan Felipe Herrera, the child of migrant farm workers, who this year became the first Latino to be appointed U.S. poet laureate. Herrera reads his poetry and talks about boyhood, border crossings and becoming the nation’s poet.

BELONGINGS INTO ART , reported by Marlon Bishop and Alicia Fernandez, spotlights artists Valarie James and Antonia Gallegos, who collect hundreds of objects left behind by migrants crossing the border — baby bottles, perfume bottles, backpacks — and use them to create art installations that bring attention to the stories behind the immigration statistics.

QUINCEAÑERA CULTURE .  More and more, girls on both sides of the border are drawing inspiration for their big parties not so much from the other country’s culture, but from the exaggerated events they’ve seen on programs like Quiero Mis Quinces  and MTV’s My Super Sweet Sixteen . Reporters Devin Browne and Imelda Robles use the quinceañera as a lens through which examine how Mexican and American cultures are colliding and melding, and what impact this has on the traditional rite of passage.

WAITING PARENTS , reported by Jennifer Collins, Julia Botero, Eric Lemus and Manuel Ureste, traces the voyage of two children from El Salvador to the U.S. It is seen through the eyes of their waiting parents, who measure the progress through Facebook and breathless 30-second cell phone calls, until suddenly they lose contact somewhere near the U.S. border. When the children finally reappear — in a U.S. detention center — the parents struggle to make sense of immigration laws, and the reunited family faces a deportation hearing and an uncertain future.

Broadcast Information     
Available September 10 at PRX. Broadcast window: through October 31, 2016. ??No fee.

Timings and Cues     
The program is 59 minutes long, is newscast compatible and includes two one-minute floating ID breaks around :20 and :40.

Scheduling Suggestions     
This program would work well in broadcast schedules during Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 to October 15, 2015. And with the immigration debate continuing to be front-page news, there is a strong and relevant news peg as well. ?


I mmigration Uncovered: Untold Stories of Moving North  is produced by  Round Earth Media  (http://www.roundearthmedia.org ), training and mentoring the next generation of global journalists while producing important news and information for global audiences. The program producers are Peabody Award-winning public radio veterans Mary Stucky, Conrad Fox and Beverley Abel, 
I mmigration Uncovered ’s  executive producer. The project is supported by a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. 
 
 
For more information , please contact Marge Ostroushko at mostroushko@visi.com 

The Nonviolent Path of Cesar Chavez

From Good Radio Shows, Inc. | Part of the Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes series | 58:45

A conversational profile of Cesar Chavez featuring his United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta, Chavez scholar Jose-Antonio Orosco and Texas community organizer Juanita Valdez Cox. Together they tell Chavez' story and assess his influence to the causes of labor rights, civil rights and nonviolent conflict resolution. A new biopic film on Cesar Chavez comes to theaters in early April, 2014.

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Known for his co-leadership of the United Farm Workers movement, Cesar Chavez is remembered for his commitment to nonviolent resistance in his campaigns for social, racial, and labor justice.  This program will trace the influences on Chavez, as a child, young man and adult, that led him on a path to nonviolence.  We'll also recall the major moments during his campaigns when his dedication to nonviolence and social justice were put to the test.

We'll talk with Dolores Huerta, his colleague, friend and co-founder of the UFW.  Also Jose-Antonio Orosco, whose book "Cesar Chavez and the Common Sense of Nonviolence" seeks to elevate Chavez as an original thinker, who added significantly to the peacemaking toolkits of more celebrated nonviolence heroes like Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. Finally, we hear from Texas community organizer Juanita Valdez-Cox, who worked the fields there with her family in the 1950's and 60's and recalls Chavez and Huerta leading the organization of farm workers in her state.  Our guests will discuss what Chavez' own actions and theories about nonviolence have to offer to our daily lives as well as how they can be used to address today's social and political issues.  Archival comments from Cesar Chavez are included, along with comments made by President Barack Obama at the dedication of the Cesar Chavez National Monument in 2012.

Carol Boss host with Paul Ingles.

 

 

The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree (Series)

Produced by Candice Agree

There's no better way to know a country or a people than through its music. The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree invites everyone who has an interest in, a fascination of, and a love for the cultural life of Spain and the Spanish-speaking world to be entertained, enriched, and informed by this unique classical music program.

Most recent piece in this series:

The Spanish Hour 2341: Profile: Conductor Ataúlfo Argenta

From Candice Agree | Part of the The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree series | 58:30

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Highly regarded as one of the great conductors of the 20th century, Ataúlfo Argenta is not as well known as Monteux, Beecham, Koussevitzky, and other mid-twentieth century conductors. This week, we hear Argenta conduct L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in the concert version of Manuel de Falla’s El amor brujo (Love the Magician) and Francisco Escudero’s Concierto vasco para piano y orquesta (Basque Concerto for Piano and Orchestra) featuring pianist Martín Imaz.


Los Reyes de Albuquerque y La Familia Martinez (59:00 / 53:00)

From Paul Ingles | 59:00

The story of one of the most long-lived and influential traditional New Mexican Hispanic musical groups in the state, Los Reyes de Albuquerque. The Martinez family, the heart of the group, has experienced its share of highlights and heartaches over more than 45 years of performing.

Roberto_from_gbr_small Los Reyes de Albuquerque y La Familia Martinez is a documentary project telling the story of one of the most long-lived and influential traditional New Mexican Hispanic musical groups in the state of New Mexico, Los Reyes de Albuquerque.  The ensemble has been at the forefront of presenting, preserving and perpetuating traditional New Mexican and Mexican folk music since its formation in 1962 by Roberto Martinez and Ray Flores.  For all those years, the group has performed public concerts in clubs, theaters and town squares; schools, senior centers and nursing homes. The Martinez family, the heart of the group, has experienced its share of highlights and heartaches over more than 45 years of performing.  Two of the five performing children lost their hearing in their 20's.  Two also died of cancer in middle age.   Still, the family has continued to present and preserve the music of the land, the music of the people.  Roberto Martinez Sr., the family patriarch featured in the program, passed away in 2013.
 

Paul  Ingles and photographer Genevieve Russell followed the group on several of its tour stops.  Ingles, a veteran audio producer, recorded the music, interviewed the group's members, and the concert-goers who have been touched and inspired by Los Reyes.  Russell, a professional photographer and new media storyteller, photographed the musicians in performance as well as the Martinez family at home.

The project includes the broadcast of an hour-long documentary, development of a website (www.losreyesstory.org), the creation of a film for a public event and online, and the creation and distribution of CDs and DVDs to schools and libraries around the state of New Mexico.


BEAT LATINO 027: DIVAS LATINAS

From Catalina Maria Johnson | 59:05

Check out all of Catalina Maria Johnson's Beat Latino pieces, with Latino music and commentary.

Beatlatino-diva_small Beat Latino celebrates in every hour a different facet of the extraordinary diversity of the Latin & Latino musical universe. This edition of Beat Latino, "Divas Latinas" pays homage to  legendary women of Latino Music.

The selection includes women who have been jailed and exiled for their music (Mercedes Sosa, Argentina); extraordinary composers (Chabuca Granda, Perú); artists who revived nearly forgotten musical genres (Susana Baca, Perú) or have reinvented traditional genres (Lila Downs, Mexico)...as well as artists who simply made our hearts sing along.

Hosted in English and Spanish by Catalina Maria Johnson, so that nearly all who enjoy the music will also have access to the information.

Broadcasts nicely during Women´s History Month or just about anytime!

Episode 2. Prequel: Early Contacts

From ERIC V. TAIT, JR. | Part of the Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground series | 59:00

Segment 2 of Then I'll Be Free to Travel Home chronicles the early, historic and highly significant Hispanic presence/impact on the founding of the New Netherlands Colony in the early 1600s.

Family_small Before slavery rears its ugly head in North America, Africans and people of African descent traverse the northeastern part of the continent as free entrepreneurs - traders, guides and interpreters; men such as Matthieu Da Costa, and "Jan" Rodrigues. Who they were - especially Rodrigues, the man the Dutch called "The Mulatto" - how they interacted with the Europeans and Native Americans, their value and impact, is the heart of Segment #2, and aptly sets the stage for the next segment.

LatinoAltROCK

From Pablo & Raul | 53:27

LatinoAltROCK was created with the goal of sharing the music that is part of our cultural experience, with a wider audience.

Latinoaltrock_small Pablo, Emily & Raul presents: LatinoAltROCK.
LatinoAltROCK will cross continents like nobody's business and open up a window into Latin Music everywhere.

We are not just crossing continents; we'll also hear collaboration between artists from all over the world. For example we have: Los Transatlanticos, collaboration between Colombia and Croatia, or like Sarazino collaboration between Algeria, Ecuador and Nigeria. We'll also have brand new music from Mexican Institute of Sound, Kinky and from Culture Cry Wolf.

Hispanic Stories

From Outright Radio | Part of the Outright Radio Series 2004 series | 59:00

Stories of being both gay and Latino in the United States.

Logooutrightradio_small Hispanic Stories ? stories of being both gay and Latino in the US. Jorge (George) Delrio starts the show off as he paddles from Cuba to Florida and talks about the gay encampments in Guantanamo Bay. Javier Reynaldos brings his same-sex date home to meet his Cuban mother. Marta Donayre boards a bus for Washington for the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride and finally Javier Sanchez reconciles his gay identity with his dual citizenship ? from Mexico.

The Trouble With Black boys

From Smart City Radio | 58:54

Professor Pedro Noguera joins Smart City for a frank discussion about race and achievement based on his book "The Trouble With Black Boys." After, designer and branding expert Thomas Sevcik about turning a city's story into a unique brand.

Default-piece-image-1 This week on Smart City, we explore the stubborn link between race and
poverty in America.   My guest, professor Pedro Noguera, has written a
book about the cultural, societal and personal factors that cause
young black and Hispanic males to run afoul of middle-class American
norms. Professor Noguera joins us to discuss his book "The Trouble
with Black Boys."

And we'll have a discussion with Thomas Sevcik about how much work it
can take to change the way the world views a city.  Thomas is the
founder of the internationally acclaimed creative studio "Arthesia,"
and he'll tell us about the complicated issue of a city's identity and
how to find what he calls "the city's drama."

No Rules: The Life & Music of Esteban 'Steve' Jordan

From KUT | 59:00

Music-rich hour-long documentary on Latino accordion legend Esteban 'Steve' Jordan.

Stevejordanwepic_small Esteban 'Steve' Jordan is not a household name. But serious musicians know that for decades Jordan has been considered the world's greatest accordion player. Elusive and reclusive, Jordan was notorious for refusing media interviews. But a recent bout with liver cancer has him lifting the veil on his life story. Latino USA's Alex Avila recently visited with this mysterious musical artist and produced this radio documentary for Hispanic Heritage Month titled, "No Rules: The Life & Music of Esteban 'Steve' Jordan."


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Frontline East LA: The Chicano Moratorium 50 Years Later

From Making Contact | Part of the Making Contact series | 29:00

Fifty years ago, 30,000 people peacefully protested the disproportionate number of Latinos dying on the frontlines in Vietnam. The August 29th Chicano Moratorium ended with an attack by police, 400 arrests, and the deaths of four people, one of whom was Los Angeles Times journalist Rubén Salazar.

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Fifty years ago, 30,000 mostly Chicanos peacefully protested the disproportionate number of Latinos dying on the frontlines in Vietnam. They came from across the country to also protest substandard education, racism, police violence, and other issues negatively affecting Latinos. What started out as a peaceful march ended with an attack by riot-clad police, 400 arrests, and the deaths of four people, one of whom was Los Angeles Times journalist Rubn Salazar. The August 29th Chicano Moratorium wasnt simply a rally that turned violent. It was a turning point in the Chicano civil rights movement and left a stain on Los Angeles that after half a century still hasnt gone away.

Featuring:

Raul Ruiz (archival recording) " photographer, La Raza newspaper; Jesús Treviño " documerntary filmmaker/director; Rosalio Muñoz - spokesperson and chair of the Chicano Moratorium Committee; Irene Tovar " commissioner member of City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission; Gloria Arellanes - Tongva elder and former Brown Beret; Félix Gutiérrez " Professor Emeritus, USC Annenberg School of Journalism; Tom Wilson (archival recording) " retired LA County deputy sheriff; Norman Pittluck (archival recording) " Los Angeles County Coroners inquest hearing officer.

Special thanks to Yolanda Provost for allowing us to use the documentary, Requiem 29, directed by David Garcia and produced by Moctezuma Esparza. Thanks also to Susan Racho for editorial support.

Program #35-20
Begin Date 08/26/20. End date 02/26/21.

Promo available from:

http://www.radioproject.org/sound/2020/MakingCon_200826_promo.mp3

Please call us if you carry us - 510-459-8558 and we will list your station on our website. If you excerpt, please credit early and often.  
 

The Nonviolent Path of Cesar Chavez

From Good Radio Shows, Inc. | Part of the Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes series | 29:00

A conversational profile of Cesar Chavez featuring his United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta and Chavez scholar Jose-Antonio Orosco. Together they tell Chavez' story and assess his influence to the causes of labor rights, civil rights and nonviolent conflict solution. Archival clips from Chavez himself and President Barack Obama are heard as well. A new biopic film on Cesar Chavez comes to theaters in early April, 2014.

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Known for his co-leadership of the United Farm Workers movement, Cesar Chavez is remembered for his commitment to nonviolent resistance in his campaigns for social, racial, and labor justice.  This program will trace the influences on Chavez, as a child, young man and adult, that led him on a path to nonviolence.  We'll also recall the major moments during his campaigns when his dedication to nonviolence and social justice were put to the test. 

 

We'll talk with Dolores Huerta, his colleague, friend and co-founder of the UFW.  Also Jose-Antonio Orosco, whose book "Cesar Chavez and the Common Sense of Nonviolence" seeks to elevate Chavez as an original thinker, who added significantly to the peacemaking toolkits of more celebrated nonviolence heroes like Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.  Our guests will discuss what Chavez' own actions and theories about nonviolence have to offer to our daily lives as well as how they can be used to address today's social and political issues.  Archival clips from Chavez himself are heard as well.

 

A major motion picture on Chavez' life is being released to theatres, March 28, 2014.  Carol Boss host with Paul Ingles.

 

La Llorona: An Evolving Myth

From Making Contact | Part of the Making Contact series | 29:00

On this edition we hear the story of La Llorona (the weeping woman)-- a story that's been told since the time of the Spanish conquest, all over Mexico and the American Southwest. Today, wherever Mexicans and Mexican-Americans live, the myth continues.

Lloronapicfor4508_small Human beings love to tell stories. And myths are the ultimate in storytelling. A good myth has stood the test of time, and somehow, tens or even hundreds of years later, the story continues to have meaning for those who tell it. La Llorona is one such myth. The story of the weeping woman has been told since the time of the Spanish conquest, all over Mexico and the American Southwest. Today, wherever Mexicans and Mexican-Americans live, the myth continues. In a special collaboration between National Radio Project and the U-C Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, student producer Beth Hoffman brings us a look at the myth of La Llorona as told in Oakland, California today, and tells how its meaning has grown and changed over time. Featuring: Alicia Diaz, Samuel Martinez, Cecilia Rodriguez, Luz Salazar, Monica Pasqual, Florencia Luna, Cristian Luna. Program #45-08 - Begin date: 10/25/08. End date: 11/13/08. Please call us if you carry us - 510-251-1332 and we will list your station on our website. If you excerpt, please credit early and often.

Domestic Violence in the Hispanic Community

From Voces de Nuestro Mundo | 27:41

The number of domestic violence cases are growing fastest in the Hispanic community.

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The numbers of Domestic Violence Cases are growing faster in the Hispanic community. This show is full of answers to this situation. We interviewed Maria Pabon who is the Director of Casa de Esperanza who works with victims of domestic Violence. We also had the opportunity to talk with a victim of domestic violence who opened her heart to talk about this terrible reality.      

Understanding the Islam

From Voces de Nuestro Mundo | 27:53

Explore what it is like to be a Latino Muslim.

024_small In an effort to learn and understand more about a religion which many Hispanics has misconceptions of, Voces de Nuestro Mundo brings a show on Islam. It is a very rich show full of diversity and culture. We had the opportunity to interview Jaime Fletcher who is the Director and Co-founder of Islam in Spanish. We also interviewed Safia Manjra who told us her personal experience with the Islam as a Muslim Latino woman.     

What's the Word? Cosmopolitanism in Latin America

From Modern Language Association | 29:45

During the early and mid-twentieth century, many Latin American writers engaged with international literary and cultural movements.

Wtwprflag_small What's the Word? Cosmopolitanism in Latin America During the early and mid-twentieth century, many Latin American writers engaged with international literary and cultural movements. This bridge building, as some called it, enriched the literary scene in Latin America, but it also raised questions about the definition of national identity. On this program Cesar Salgado talks about the Cuban journal _Origenes_; John King discusses the Argentine journal _Sur_; and Estelle Tarica talks about Peruvian writer Jose Carlos Mariategui. Fifteen- and thirty-second promos available. Well-suited to National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) If you are interested in this, see our piece at: http://prx.org/pieces/27702 What's the Word? Puerto Rican Literature on the Island and in the United States.


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Living in Limbo

From Seattle Globalist | Part of the Between Worlds/Behind Bars series | 08:32

In our final segment, producer Jessica Partnow follows the story of one family living in immigration limbo in Auburn, Washington.

Gabi_small When we think of deportation we might picture a one–time event. You get caught, they put you on a plane, and that's it. But a deportation order can take months or even years to process. For the final segment in our "Between Worlds/Behind Bars" series we look at the story of one family living in deportation limbo.

Following in Darwin's Footsteps: Two Young Women Scientists Forge Their Futures in the Galapagos

From Veronique LaCapra | 06:34

What motivates young people to become scientists? Meet Maricruz Jaramillo and Samoa Asigau, two young women scientists from opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean, whose professional aspirations have taken them to the Galapagos Islands.

Science reporter Véronique LaCapra joined Mari and Samoa in the Galapagos, where they are studying a type of malaria that is affecting native bird populations there.

"Following in Darwin’s Footsteps" profiles their research and personal journeys into science, and highlight the changing face of scientific research. The Galapagos Islands — Charles Darwin’s inspiration and a touchstone in the history of evolutionary biology — serve as a sound-rich backdrop.

Mari_and_samoa_prx_img_2197_small What motivates young people to become scientists? Meet Maricruz Jaramillo and Samoa Asigau, two young women scientists from opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean, whose professional aspirations have taken them to the Galapagos Islands. Science reporter Véronique LaCapra joined Mari and Samoa in the Galapagos, where they are studying a type of malaria that is affecting native bird populations there. "Following in Darwin’s Footsteps" profiles their research and personal journeys into science, and highlights the changing face of scientific research. The Galapagos Islands — Charles Darwin’s inspiration and a touchstone in the history of evolutionary biology — serve as a sound-rich backdrop.

Who Belongs Here?

From Emily Corwin | 05:50

On January 21st 2011, a newspaper in the Boston neighborhood of Jamaica Plain broke the story. The 47-year old Hi Lo Hispanic grocery store would be closing, and a Whole Foods Market would be moving in. The news was polarizing.

City councilors spoke at town meetings, alliances formed, and one thing became clear. Gentrification pits against each other two conflicting values, both at the heart of the American identity.

Prxsmall_small On January 21st 2011, a newspaper in the Boston neighborhood of Jamaica Plain broke the story.  The 47-year old Hi Lo Hispanic grocery store would be closing, and a Whole Foods Market would be moving in.  The news was polarizing.

City councilors spoke at town meetings, alliances formed, and one thing became clear.  Gentrification pits against each other two conflicting values, both at the heart of the American identity.

This story was featured by State of the Re:Union as a slideshow, with photos by Kelly Creedon.

Blending of cultures may be blueprint for growth

From Harvest Public Media Group | Part of the Farmer of the Future series | 05:26

While some of the rural Midwest is hollowing out, regions like Sioux County, Iowa, are actually growing, thanks largely to immigrant populations moving in to take jobs that employers otherwise cannot fill. Melding cultures is never easy, but in communities like Sioux County, Latinos are slowly making the Midwest their home.

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Who is the farmer of the future?

That’s the question being posed by Harvest Public Media in a weeklong series that explores how demographic, technological and cultural forces will shape America’s food producers into the next decade and beyond.

We begin with a story from Kathleen Masterson, who reports that while much of the rural Midwest is hollowing out – some small regions are actually GROWING, largely due to immigration populations taking ag-related jobs that otherwise employers cannot fill. Melding cultures is never easy, but in communities like Sioux County, Iowa… there's a mutual reliance… and slowly members of the Latino community are changing the landscape of the rural Midwest.

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Who is the farmer of the future?

That’s the question being posed by Harvest Public Media in a weeklong series that explores how demographic, technological and cultural forces will shape America’s food producers into the next decade and beyond.

We begin with a story from Kathleen Masterson, who reports that while much of the rural Midwest is hollowing out – some small regions are actually GROWING, largely due to immigration populations taking ag-related jobs that otherwise employers cannot fill. Melding cultures is never easy, but in communities like Sioux County, Iowa… there's a mutual reliance… and slowly members of the Latino community are changing the landscape of the rural Midwest.

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This corner of northwest Iowa is known for its Dutch pastries; the landscape is dotted with Lutheran and reform churches. But now, Catholic churches and tortillerias are creeping into the landscape … signs of the new residents joining this vibrant community.

Terry van Maanen runs Winding Meadows dairy in Sioux County Iowa. He bought the family farm from his father in the 80s. His farm itself is indicative of how much the region has changed in the last few decades:

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MEX MUSIC… Km: is this the end of shift? Martin: Me no speak English -- TVM: check your spanish out talking to Martin...

The workers are cleaning out the milking parlor before bringing in the next batch of cows. Van Maanen explains the 600-cow operation runs 24 hours a day, every day of the week-- even on Christmas .

Vanmannen2 (06)-- I mean you get people apply for a job here, and 'Oh, weekends and nights?' -- oh, no, not interested…

Van Maanen says about TWO THIRDS (7/11) of his workers are Latino.

Vanmaanen1 (19) : I honestly think I could not run my business if all these, the guys that are working for me, were to leave and I had to fill them with non-Hispanic help. I think I'd have to close the door. (laughs) It would be tough.

Some of Van Maanen's staff, Anglo and Latino, have been with him over 10 years. He says everyone gets along well in the workplace, even though not all employees speak English.

But when it comes to mixing outside of work -- Van Maanen says the Anglo and Latino cultures have been slower to SOCIALIZE. (17)

Vanmaanen3 (13) -- The schools, I think, kinda brings everybody together, when their families have kids that go to the community school, I think it gives us a common entity to circle around.

Latino children make up about 20 percent of the classrooms in Sioux Center and nearby towns. Overall, the town’s population has grown 17 percent -- and the county is up 7 percent over the last decade. Meanwhile most of rural Iowa is LOSING people…91 of Iowa’s 99 counties have declined by about 9 percent over the last three decades.

So it's not just about labor -- if Sioux County is any indication -- for some Midwestern communities, immigrant populations could be an important part of keeping rural culture alive.

Back in the milking parlor at Winding Meadows Dairy, there's the whirring of the giant pumps moving milk out to stainless steel tank (NAT SOUND)

Luis Campos , the parlor manager, says he came to the US illegally but he married a US citizen and got his papers. Still it took him a while to adjust to Iowa:

Luis2 (21)- At first, yeah it's too hard for me. Especially when I was single, but now I got a kids-- my kids now they like here. They born here. In America. The schools in here is better, you know, everything is better here.

When I asked if felt comfortable in the culture, Campos said now he considers himself: (04)

Luis2b (08): I am, most, maybe half and half. Half mine and half like you guys.

As far as community involvement -- Campos is really involved. But mostly in the Latino community: he leads the Mexican totonaca dancing at a local catholic church, and teaches Sunday school to kindergarteners.

Enrique Luevano also really likes living in Iowa. Originally from Mexico, he's lived here for 15 years now, and worked his way up to a supervisor at the pork processing plant Natural Food Holdings. He says Latino and Anglo cultures are still fairly separate.

Enrique2 (15) -- We respect each other, that's what is nice about here, you don't hear about people fighting because of the color of their skin. Here everybody minds their own business, and away we go.

Luevano is now a legal resident. BUT MANY others LIVE IN constant fear, community advocates say. They've established families and lives here, but if they're pulled over coming back from the grocery store, they could be deported within days.

Still there are signs Latinos are making a home here. There are bilingual churches, local volunteers teach English night classes, and law enforcement has had training on working in a diverse community.

And these new residents are an important part of the community -- and its future, says Gary Malenke, the president of the Natural Food Holdings pork processing plant.

Gary 1 (12): Misconception I think that people have is that, I think people believe that oh, these immigrants are stealing all these jobs-- we don't see that here, ok, we just don't.

Malenke says there's a real need for laborers --in dairies, hog confinements, poultry farms and general construction, too.

Not only are immigrants helping buoy the farm economy, but their children are American citizens -- they're part of church communities and schools and sports teams.

Malenke2 (19)-- There's a lot of progress in these communities, I mean in Sioux Center they're going to build a hospital, a $48 million dollar hospital, not just a hospital. And that's the kind of things that are happening in these communities, which, face it, that tells you that businesses are doing well.

And when communities do well – it gives everybody options. The kids of these immigrant workers – just like other rural kids in the Midwest, are not all going into farm work. Some want to be doctors, teachers and business owners. And just like generations before -- because of their parents' hard work, they'll have that opportunity.

I'm Kathleen Masterson, HPM.

The Girl From Empanada

From Robynn Takayama | 05:07

Street food is hot! But why are entrepreneurs turning to this option? For the owner of Chile Lindo, an empanada storefront, the answer is simple: it generates cash flow.

0091_small The 2009 Recovery Act includes $30 million for expanding the Small Business Administration’s Microloan program. These loans of less than $35,000 put money into the hands of small business owners who stimulate the economy by spending money in their communities.

Entrepreneur, Paula Tejeda could benefit from one of these microloans. She says the biggest challenge to launching her business selling Chilean empanadas is a lack of cash.

But these pocket-sized, meat pastries are the perfect food to sell to people on-the-go, so Paula has been taking them out to the streets.

 


Drop-Ins (2:00-4:59)

Hispanic or Latino?

From New Visions, New Voices | Part of the Experience Hispanic Heritage series | 03:29

Hispanics are the largest and fastest growing minority group in the country. Though many are recent immigrants, Hispanics have been living in America as far back as the 16th century, even before settlers from England. But where did the terms “Hispanic” and “Latino” come from? Ramona Martinez sheds some light on the subject.

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Hispanics are the largest and fastest growing minority group in the country. Though many are recent immigrants, Hispanics have been living in America as far back as the 16th century, even before settlers from England. But where did the terms “Hispanic” and “Latino” come from? Ramona Martinez sheds some light on the subject.

An Immigrant's Perspective

From Robynn Takayama | 04:40

This story explores what life is like in the US working without papers.

Default-piece-image-1 Over 12 million immigrants in the United States are out of status according to the Pew Hispanic Center and 75% of undocumented workers make their living in the formal economy. But as ICE cracks down with their immigration raids, more and more workers are forced into the informal economy like being a day laborer. This profile on Catalina (a pseudonym) offers a human face to the immigration debate. Catalina could not make a living in Mexico even though her family owned land. After suffering an injury at a garment factory, she turned to domestic work. The Mexican family she worked for was moving to the United States and offered her a work visa if she made a year commitment. Once in the US, she thought she could learn English and gain skills that could help her find better work on her return home. Instead, she says she was kept from leaving the house and the family illegally forced her to work 7 days a week. After a year this exploitation Catalina left the family but stayed in the US. Eventually, she found La Raza Centro Legal and joined the Women's Collective, a worker-run group that solicits domestic work from San Francisco's wealthier neighborhoods. She is learning English and labor rights. She's also running a self esteem workshop for her peers. Even through all this hardship, she never thought it's be better to stay in Mexico and she wants people to know that she's just in the US to try to survive.

Jincho

From WAMU | 03:22

When Josue arrived in the US he was surprised to find that some of the Latino students in his school weren't as welcoming as he thought they'd be.

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Yvlogo_small A report released last month by the Census Bureau reveals that Hispanics accounted for almost half of the country’s population growth over the last four years. And for the first time, that growth has more to do with children being born here than with new immigrants coming into the country. Youth Voices reporter Josue Melgar is himself a fairly recent arrival from El Salvador. He says the distinction between these first and second generation Latino immigrants is more obvious than people might think.

Immigration Law Affects Oklahoma City Hispanic Community

From Scott Gurian | 04:16

Business owners in OKC's Hispanic neighborhood describe the impact of strict, new measures cracking down on illegal immigration.

02_small For several decades, immigrants from Latin America have been lured to the Oklahoma City area by construction and service industry jobs as well as the cheap cost of living. But recently, things have been a little quieter than they used to be in the Hispanic neighborhood of Capitol Hill. That?s because of House Bill 1804, a new, anti-illegal immigration law that went into effect in Oklahoma last November. It makes it a felony for anyone to transport, conceal or house undocumented immigrants, and people on both sides of the issue have called it one of the strictest measures of its type in the country. The law is still fairly new, so there aren?t yet many hard statistics about its effects. But anecdotal evidence suggests it?s already had an enormous impact. Randy King, the Publisher of the Spanish language newspaper El Nacional (http://www.elnacionalnews.com), gives us a walking tour of Capitol Hill and introduces us to several business owners including Elias Pando of Tortilleria Lupita; Max Gaona, who runs the Mexican sports bar and chicken restaurant Maxpollo and Kay Garner, owner of Budget Foods.

The Latino Gap: Not Quite Trilingual

From The National Center for Media Engagement | Part of the American Graduate series | 04:01

California, Arizona, and Massachusetts have all replaced bilingual education with an English immersion model. This was supposed to help close the achievement gap. But by most measures, it hasn't. In the finale of our series, we follow one student through five years of English-only classes and find that she's still struggling to communicate, in any language.

American_graduate_2_a_small California, Arizona, and Massachusetts have all replaced bilingual education with an English immersion model. This was supposed to help close the achievement gap. But by most measures, it hasn't. In the finale of our series, we follow one student through five years of English-only classes and find that she's still struggling to communicate, in any language.

Las Hermanitas Garza

From Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife | 03:37

The story of one family and many generations of women in Conjunto music. Produced by Stories Summer Institute youth reporters Arlette Flores, Jennifer Gonzales, Roberto Hernandez, and Steven Ugalde, in conjunction with the Austin Music Map, Localore, and KUT 90.5.

Listening_partyexport The story of one family and many generations of women in Conjunto music. Produced by Stories Summer Institute youth reporters Arlette Flores, Jennifer Gonzales, Roberto Hernandez, and Steven Ugalde, in conjunction with the Austin Music Map, Localore, and KUT 90.5.


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Hispanic Heritage Month (Series)

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The Cesar Chávez Foundation Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

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Hispanic Heritage Month 2013

From Cesar Chavez Foundation | Part of the Hispanic Heritage Month series | :59

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María Elena Salinas nació en Los Ángeles, hija de padres inmigrantes mexicanos y es una de las mejor reconocidas periodistas Latinas en Los Estados Unidos.

Ha entrevistado influyentes líderes como los presidentes Fox, Carter, Clinton y Obama, y en mil novecientos noventa y nueve recibió el premio Ammy por noticias y documental. Es confundadora de la Asociación Nacional de Periodistas Hispanos y por medio de “María Elena Salinas Scholarship” apoya a estudiantes Latinos interesados en el periodismo. María Elena Salinas es nuestro orgullo hispano.