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#1206 - Bless me In the face of censorship


Thu, Feb 09, 2012

Today, a conversation with the acclaimed author, Rudolfo Anaya about the past, present, and future of Chicano literature in the face of book bans and censorship.  And we travel to Colorado to meet an immigrant shepherd working, living, and dreaming in the harsh environment of the Rocky Mountains.

This week, we dive deep into satire, comedy, and the notion of political correctness.  Three artists join us in a conversation today – Comedian Russell Peters, Cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz, and Performance artist Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz  — all are using comedy in provocative ways to talk about issues that can make us laugh, but also can make us squirm in our seats.  

Maria Martin shares the story of one of Nicaragua’s most celebrated musicians — singer-songwriter Carlos Mejía Godoy. In the sixties and seventies, Carlos, along with his brother, Luis Enrique, composed the soundtrack for Nicaragua’s Sandinista revolution. And today,decades later, both are now working to preserve Nicaragua’s unique cultural traditions.  Today, Carlos Mejia Godoy shares his thoughts on family and Nicaragua’s past, present and future.

Today, stories of coming out – telling the story of living undocumented in America.  We have voices from across the country, and from different walks of life.  They are American in every way, but with one exception: papers.  Some are high profile like actor and playwright Carlo Alban, or Pulitzer prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas.  But many are promising students with dreams of becoming doctors and lawyers – but all wanting to live with dignity.  For our program today, we hear their stories in their own words.

For the next 10 months, politicians pundits and reporters will poll, analyze, court every voter in the country. .  The Latino vote will be crucial, but it is also a vote that tends to be elusive when voting as a block.  Today, we want to take a step back and look at how the Latino community is changing and evolving, and how that might affect the election come November.  And we travel to the land where the rainbow gets it’s colors…Guatemala.

In 1967, a little known community leader caught national attention when he led an armed raid on the Tierra Amarilla county courthouse in New Mexico.  Fighting for what he said was the defense of land rights. Reies Lopes Tijerina would quickly become one of the most influential leaders of the Chicano Movement.  Today, we look back at the story of this nearly forgotten leader and examine why some call him the ‘Ultimate Chicano Nationalist’

Well 2012 is finally here - And while some people plan their year festivities, others worry of doomsday scenarios and point at the Mayan calendar’s ancient prophecies on the end of the world. We go to Guatemala, the land of the Maya, to see what people are saying about 2012.  And a profile of the Norteno supergroup, Los Tigres del Norte.

 No matter what you believe, almost everyone has a special holiday memory.  Some are happy, some are sad, but Christmas is a memorable time of year.  This week, we’ve asked some of our favorite writers to share some of their own holiday memories.

Josefina Lopez, remembers her father leaving to El Norte during Christmas; Jose Torres Tama remembers his family’s first home one snowy Christmas; Monica Teresa Ortiz loves Christmas with her family but sometimes the bonds of love can be tested;  and Michele Serros shares a painful memory of some not so miraculous holiday bread.

This week on Latino USA: The “Green”American Dream? During President Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, the President promised to create 5 million green jobs to boost the clean energy sector, lower skyrocketing unemployment and end America’s dependence on foreign oil. Has that happened? And, we go to the small town of Calipatria in Imperial County, CA. It has one of the country’s highest unemployment rates, but the town sits atop a renewable energy resource they hope will boost its economic future.

Today, we look at a growing immigration backlash – not in the United States, but in the Dominican Republic.  One year ago, Haiti suffered a catastrophic earthquake – in the aftermath, many sought refuge abroad – and thousands went to the country next door, the Dominican Republic.  Though they were the first to offer aid to Haiti, many Dominicans say they want the undocumented Haitians to leave.  Some say it’s about jobs – but others say a legacy of racism and prejudice is to blame for the anti-immigrant sentiment. Maria Hinojosa travels to the Dominican Republic to speak to both Haitians and Dominicans on the ground.

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