Social Issues
Displaying 42 programs
1.
Drug Abuse In Chicano Communities
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewee:
- Albert Mata
- Broadcast date:
- Mar 25, 1982
Description:
Linda Fregoso speaks with Dr. Albert Mata, a professor at the University of Wisconsin, about the various patterns of drug abuse within Chicano communities. An expert on heroin and other drug abuses, Mata discusses the use of drugs for conflict situations among young Chicanos.
2.
Chicanos In The Midwest: Part 2
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewees:
- Andre Guerrero, Virginia Ortega
- Broadcast date:
- Dec 14, 1981
Description:
Guests Virginia Ortega and Andre Guerrero of the Ohio Commission of Spanish Speaking Affairs discuss Chicano Culture in the Midwest.
3.
Chicanos In The Midwest: Part 1
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewees:
- Andre Guerrero, Virginia Ortega
- Broadcast date:
- Dec 9, 1981
Description:
Guests Andre Guerrero and Virginia Ortega of the Ohio Commission of Spanish Speaking Affairs discuss the problems facing Chicanos in the Midwest and the Commission’s efforts to assist the Chicano Community.
4.
Dr. Hector P. Garcia: The American G.I. Forum
- Theme:
- Identity
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewee:
- Hector P. García
- Broadcast date:
- Dec 2, 1981
Description:
Dr. Hector P. Garcia, a World War II veteran and founder of the American GI Forum, traces the organization’s origins and activism and discusses current Chicano struggles.
5.
Interview With Chicano Psychologist Gus BaróN
- Themes:
- Culture, Identity
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewee:
- Gus Barón
- Broadcast date:
- Nov 6, 1981
Description:
Psychologist Gus Baron discusses the emerging field of Chicano psychology, which argues that psychologists must understand their patient’s culture in order to best treat mental health problems. Baron explains that the term Chicano psychology seeks to raise awareness among non-Chicano psychologists about the ways in which minority experiences affect behavior.
6.
Prison Reform In Texas: An Interview With Writer David RuíZ, Charles Sullivan And Pauline Sullivan Of The Citizens United For The Rehabilitation Of Errants (CURE)
- Theme:
- Politics
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewees:
- Charles Sullivan, David Ruíz, Pauline Sullivan
- Broadcast date:
- Aug 28, 1981
Description:
Linda Fregoso speaks with David Ruiz, a former inmate, and Charles and Pauline Sullivan, prisoner advocates, about their efforts to improve prison conditions. The interview also profiles the involvement of ex-convict Ruíz in the reform of Texas prisons in the legal case, Ruíz vs. Estelle.
7.
Civil Rights And The Texas Police
- Theme:
- Politics
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewees:
- Juan Hinojosa, Larry Trujillo, Vicente Gonzales
- Broadcast date:
- May 7, 1981
Description:
Linda Fregoso speaks with Juan Hinojosa, Vicente Gonzalez and Larry Trujillo about police brutality in Chicano communities.
8.
Immigration To The U.S.: Mexico's Position
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewee:
- Jorge Bustamante
- Broadcast date:
- Jan 19, 1981
Description:
Jorge Bustamante - Special Counsel to Jose Lopez Portillo, the President of Mexico - discusses the history of undocumented immigration and its impact on both Mexico and the United States.
9.
Colonias: Issues In The Rio Grande Valley
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewees:
- Antonio Elizondo, Efraín Bernal, Isaias Aguayo, Lazaro Olivares, Ricardo Cantu, Samuel Sanchez
- Broadcast date:
- Dec 18, 1980
Description:
Rosa Linda Fregoso discusses the appearance of colonias on the Chicano political scene. She examines recent trends shaping the rise of colonias in South Texas, the economic opportunities they seem to provide residents as well as the effects of their political disenfranchisement.
10.
Chicano Social Movements And Mass Media
- Themes:
- Politics, Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Richard Goodman
- Interviewee:
- Richard Goodman
- Broadcast date:
- Feb 15, 1977
Description:
Richard Goodman discusses how Chicano movements have used mass media and how the media has portrayed Chicanos.
11.
Chicanas And Heroin Addiction
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Social Issues, Women's Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewee:
- Albert Mata
- Broadcast date:
- Nov 21, 1980
Description:
In recent years, crime and narcotic related arrests among all women, including Chicanas, has increased dramatically. Dr. Albert Mata, a sociology professor, discusses his research on Chicana heroin abuse, support networks, and recovery strategies.
12.
Louis Wilmot, Founding Member Of LULAC / Elvira ChavarríA: The Future Of The Mexican American Library Project
- Themes:
- Identity, Politics
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewees:
- Elvira Chavarría, Louis Wilmot
- Broadcast date:
- Sep 29, 1980
Description:
Louis Wilmot discusses his long history as an advocate and member of LULAC, remembering the emphasis on education and legal change. Elvira Chavarría, the librarian for the Mexican American Library Project at the University of Texas, discusses the creation and significance of the LULAC presidential papers collection at the Nettie Lee Benson rare books and manuscript center.
13.
Lowriding: The Fusion Of Cultural Symbols And The Diffusion Of Cultural Myths
- Theme:
- Culture
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewee:
- Luis Plascencia
- Broadcast date:
- Sep 15, 1980
Description:
Luis Plascencia, a professor at the University of Texas, explains that lowriders originated in the late 1930s in Sacramento and spread to the rest of Southern California and eventually the Southwest. Plascencia argues that because of its long history, lowriding is more than a fad.
14.
Alternative Energy Strategies: The Crystal City Experience After The Coastal Gas Shut-Off
- Themes:
- Politics, Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewees:
- Pablo Aguillon, Pleny Fisk
- Broadcast date:
- Sep 4, 1980
Description:
Interview with Pleny Fisk, Director of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems or Max's Pot in Austin, Texas; and Pablo Aguillon, housing director for CASH or Community Agency for Self Help. The two discuss their work in Crystal City, Texas, implementing alternative energy sources after Coastal States cut-off the city's natural gas supply in 1977.
15.
Poetry And Its Political Context / Heroin And Its Policy Context
- Themes:
- Culture, Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewees:
- Albert Mata, Ricardo Sánchez
- Broadcast date:
- Jun 2, 1980
Description:
Dr. Ricardo Sanchez discusses prominent themes in his poetry and his interest in gender, sexuality, liberation and cultural expression. Fregoso then interviews Mata, who describes some of the myths and fears associated with Chicano drug use.
16.
Barrio Lives, Barrio Histories
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewees:
- Albert Camarillo, Estevan Flores
- Broadcast date:
- May 17, 1980
Description:
Linda Fregoso interviews Albert Camarillo on the history of barrios in California and speaks with Estevan Flores about his study on undocumented families in Houston, Texas.
17.
Increasing Ties Between Chicanos And Mexicanos
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewee:
- Jorge Bustamante
- Broadcast date:
- May 2, 1980
Description:
Jorge Bustamante, an expert on immigration and counsel to the Mexican President Jose Lopez Portillo, discusses the relations between Mexicans and Chicanos and the United States and Mexico.
18.
The Battered Wife
- Themes:
- Identity, Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewee:
- Rosa-María Cervantes
- Broadcast date:
- Mar 27, 1980
Description:
Rosa-María Cervantes, a counselor for battered wives in Corpus Christi, discusses the problem of domestic violence within Chicano families as well as the resources available to support its victims.
19.
The Indigenous Movement In Mexico Today
- Themes:
- Culture, Identity
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewee:
- Andres Segura
- Broadcast date:
- Mar 21, 1980
Description:
Andres Segura, a captain in the Confederacion de Concheros, discusses the traditions and beliefs of the ancient Chichimecas, Mexicas and Toltecas and his efforts to preserve and share Mexico’s indigenous heritage. (Interview is in Spanish)
20.
Mario Cantu, Chicano Exile
- Theme:
- Politics
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewee:
- Mario Cantu
- Broadcast date:
- Mar 14, 1980
Description:
Mario Cantu, the first American convicted for harboring undocumented workers, talks about his activism, politics and exile in Europe. Cantu was fleeing a probation revocation at the time of his fleeing the U.S. He was interviewed in early March, while still in jail. Cantu is now out of jail and his current legal cases are pending.
21.
The Chicano Movement Today
- Themes:
- Politics, Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewee:
- Fred Cervantes
- Broadcast date:
- Mar 7, 1980
Description:
Fred Cervantes discusses the origins of the Chicano movement and recent demographic shifts that have affected its development.
22.
Making Children Aware Of Their Cultures
- Themes:
- Culture, Identity
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewee:
- Ellen Treviño
- Broadcast date:
- Feb 21, 1980
Description:
Ellen L. Treviño, program director for the Nueces County Social Cultural Intervention Program discuses her work with children from the barrios of Corpus Christi. The program uses recreation and art to help children in minority or low-income communities build awareness of their culture, their community and their own value.
23.
The View Of Chicanos In Mexico
- Themes:
- Culture, Identity
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Armando Gutiérrez
- Interviewee:
- Sylvia Orozco
- Broadcast date:
- May 25, 1979
Description:
Sylvia Orozco discusses her experiences studying in Mexico City as a Chicana artist on a scholarship from Becas para Aztlan.
24.
Corporate Control Over Natural Resources: The Crystal City Natural-Gas Shut Off.
- Theme:
- Politics
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Bill Anderson
- Interviewees:
- Alejandro Neri, David Mendoza, Sherril Smith
- Broadcast date:
- Jan 18, 1979
Description:
Crystal City was the site of the first electoral success of the La Raza Unida Party. This report focuses on a corporate backlash to La Raza Unida's public policies. This small town along the U.S.-Mexican border has been without the use of natural gas for over a year now, after having their supplies cut off in a dispute with the supplier.
25.
Police Brutality
- Theme:
- Politics
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Armando Gutiérrez
- Interviewee:
- Paul Rich
- Broadcast date:
- Jan 11, 1979
Description:
Paul Rich analyzes the case of Rodolfo Santillan, who was killed while in police custody and discusses the problem of police brutality
26.
Hispanic Youth Unemployment
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Labor, Social Issues
- Host:
- Armando Gutiérrez
- Interviewee:
- Richard Santos
- Broadcast date:
- Apr 26, 1979
Description:
Economist Richard Santos discusses the way that Chicano and other minority youths bear the brunt of high unemployment in the United States. The crisis there means that minority youths unable to find jobs will grow disillusioned with the labor market, drop out of school, and continue to face discrimination for the rest of their lives.
27.
Chicano-Mexicano Relations
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Armando Gutiérrez
- Interviewee:
- Jorge Bustamante
- Broadcast date:
- Mar 29, 1979
Description:
Jorge Bustamante discusses Chicano relations with Mexico and the issues surrounding Mexican labor migration to the United States.
28.
The State Of The Chicano Today
- Themes:
- Identity, Politics
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Armando Gutierrez
- Interviewee:
- Tatcho Mindiola Jr.
- Broadcast date:
- Mar 2, 1979
Description:
Tatcho Mindiola Jr and Armando Gutierrez assess new developments in the Chicano Movement and discussthe ways in which the movements have changed since the 1960s.
29.
Patterns Of Discrimination Among Blacks And Chicanos, 1960 To 1970
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Armando Gutiérrez
- Interviewee:
- Tatcho Mindiola Jr.
- Broadcast date:
- Feb 18, 1979
Description:
Dr. Tatcho Mindiola Jr., Professor of Sociology at the University of Houston, discusses his research on the economic discrimination Blacks and Mexicans-Americans face in Texas.
30.
The Mexican American Youth Organization
- Theme:
- Politics
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Armando Gutiérrez
- Interviewees:
- Anna Mendez, George Ozuna, Patricia Hernandez
- Broadcast date:
- Aug 1, 1978
Description:
Patricia Hernandez, Anna Mendez, and George Ozuna discuss the history of the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO), issues facing Chicano students, and the future of the Chicano Movement.
31.
Minority Discrimination In The Armed Forces
- Theme:
- Politics
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Armando Gutiérrez
- Interviewee:
- Armando Gutiérrez
- Broadcast date:
- Jul 3, 1978
Description:
Host Armando Gutierrez discusses the results of a 1977 study of discrimination against Latinos in the armed services. The study, commissioned by Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army Europe George Blanchard, sought to examine the problems Latinos face in U.S. Army Europe, but the patterns it found hold true for the U.S. army at home as well.
32.
Culture, Property And Power: The Effects Of Chicano Exclusion On American Cultural Production
- Theme:
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Alejandro Saenz
- Interviewee:
- Jorge Reina Schement
- Broadcast date:
Description:
Jorge Reina Schement reflects on the paradoxical exclusion of Chicano concerns from Spanish and English language media in the United States
33.
Chicanos And The Welfare System: Part I
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Social Issues, Welfare
- Host:
- Alejandro Saenz
- Interviewee:
- Andres Tijerina
- Broadcast date:
- Aug 3, 1977
Description:
Dr. Andres Tijerina discusses the impact of federal welfare policies on Mexican American elderly receiving SSI in Travis County.
34.
Chicanos And The Welfare System: Part II
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Social Issues, Welfare
- Host:
- Alejandro Saenz
- Interviewee:
- Andres Tijerina
- Broadcast date:
- Aug 3, 1977
Description:
Dr. Andres Tijerina discusses current projects as well as possible ways to address the health and policy disparities among elderly Mexican Americans who qualify for government assistance.
35.
Human Services To The Spanish-Speaking Elderly
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Health, Social Issues
- Host:
- Gloria Contreras
- Interviewee:
- Jesse A. Treviño
- Broadcast date:
- Oct 24, 1977
Description:
Jesse A. Trevino discusses emerging issues for the care of the elderly in North American society, with particular focus on the often-hidden situation of Mexican American elderly. He discusses the ways that Latino elderly, challenging the myth of the warm extended Mexican American family, too often live isolated, abandoned lives in poverty or access to health care.
36.
Ku Klux Klan Activities In Southern California
- Theme:
- Politics
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewees:
- Carlos Sánchez, Vincent Cabeza de Baca
- Broadcast date:
- May 1, 1982
Description:
Historian Cabeza de Vaca and Journalist Carlos Sanchez discuss the growing threat posed to Mexicans and Chicanos in Southern California by a growing anti-mexican climate and the presence of the Ku Klux Klan in Southern California.
37.
The Significance Of A Name
- Theme:
- Identity
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Richard Goodman
- Interviewee:
- Richard Goodman
- Broadcast date:
- Sep 1, 1976
Description:
Richard Goodman discusses the ways different self-identifications emerged among the greater Mexican community in the United States. In this program, he focuses on the terms Mexican, Latin American, Mexican American and Chicano.
38.
The Family That Stays Together...
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Richard Goodman
- Interviewee:
- Richard Goodman
- Broadcast date:
- Sep 14, 1976
Description:
Richard Goodman explores the history and transformations of the Mexican American family.
39.
Surveillance Of The Chicano Movement
- Theme:
- Politics
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Alejandro Saenz
- Interviewee:
- Robert Maggiani
- Broadcast date:
- May 20, 1977
Description:
Bobby Maggiani discusses his efforts with the Chicano Legal Defense Fund in Austin, Texas to determine and publicize the extent of government spying on the Chicano Movement.
40.
The Mutual Aid Societies
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Richard Goodman
- Interviewee:
- Richard Goodman
- Broadcast date:
- Oct 8, 1976
Description:
Richard Goodman discusses Mexican American mutual aid societies, and examines why they formed and how they worked.
41.
A People Of Custom And Tradition
- Theme:
- Culture
- Series:
- Family, Social Issues
- Host:
- Richard Goodman
- Interviewee:
- Richard Goodman
- Broadcast date:
- Sep 14, 1976
Description:
Richard Goodman discusses some of the customs and traditions of Chicanos, such as weddings, rodeos, and quinceñeras and the ways they have changed over the years.
42.
Learning To Be Militant: A Case Study In Crystal City
- Themes:
- Politics, Society
- Series:
- Social Issues
- Host:
- Alejandro Saenz
- Interviewee:
- Armando Gutierrez
- Broadcast date:
- Mar 28, 1977
Description:
Alejandro Saenz interviews political scientist Armando Gutierrez on his recent work on Crystal City and the rise of Chicano politics in Texas schools, towns and universities.