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1.
Mexican American Research Center: Connecting Communities To Federal Resources
Description:
Linda Fregoso discusses the efforts of the Mexican American Research Center to build Chicano self-determination through economic development with the center’s director, Jose Urreagas, Roberto Guerra who heads the organization’s weatherization programs, and Maria Negrete of the Rural Development Institute. The conversation revolves around challenges and opportunities in the grant application process for Chicano communities. The Mexican American Research Center is a non-profit group involved in economic development in Chicano communities and has helped community groups and public officials secure monies for their communities.
2.
Gains Made By Chicanos In The Past 20 Years
Description:
Linda Fregoso discusses the gains made by the Chicano Movement with Professors Rudy de la Garza and Gilbert Cardenas. The conversation focuses on the impact of the Chicano movement on employment, education and political participation. They also reflect on what these trends may mean for Chicano politics in the future.
3.
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.
4.
George I. SáNchez Jr. And Sr. High School: An Alternative Education
Description:
Linda Fregoso visits the alternative school, George I. Sanchez Jr. and Sr. High School and speaks with students and staff about the school’s programs and curriculum.
5.
Health And Education Issues Facing Chicanos In California
Description:
Linda Fregoso discusses the current status of Chicano health and education with Faustina Solis, the former head of California’s migrant clinic program and Rosario C. de Baca, a member of the California Superintendents Advisory Committee
6.
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.
7.
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.
8.
The Reagan Administration's Proposals For Immigration Reform
Description:
Linda Fregoso speaks with Leonel Castillo, former director of the Immigration and Naturalization Services, and Jorge Bustamante, special counsel to the Mexican President on Immigration, about the Reagan Administration’s proposed immigration program. The conversation includes the temporary worker program and the possibility of amnesty for undocumented workers living in the U.S.
9.
Bilingual Education In Texas With A Focus On The Federal District Ruling By Judge Wm. Wayne Justice
Description:
Host Linda Fregoso speaks with various guests about the legal mandate for bilingual education as the political context for federal intervention shifted drastically in the 1980s.
10.
Bilingual / Bicultural Education In The United States.
Description:
Linda Fregoso examines the history and politics of bilingual/bicultural education. In this show she interviews Norma Solis, a lawyer for MALDEF; Jose Cardenas, a researcher with the Intercultural Development and Research Association; Amanda Rincones, a bilingual education teacher in Austin, and Walter Smith, a professor and historian in the College of Education.
11.
Chicanos, Politics, And The Mexican State
Description:
Jorge Bustamante and Rodolfo de la Garza discuss relations between Chicanos and Mexican nationals as well as the Mexican Government’s recent interest in Chicano affairs.
12.
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.
13.
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.
14.
Educating Undocumented Children
Description:
Esteban Flores discusses the impact of Plyler v. Doe and re Alien Children Education Litigation and other recent supreme courts on the civil rights and education of undocumented children in the United States.
15.
Mexican Americans During The Great Depression
- Themes:
- Identity, Society
- Series:
- History, Immigration
- Host:
- Richard Goodman
- Interviewee:
- Richard Goodman
- Broadcast date:
- Feb 15, 1977
Description:
In the aftermath of the stock market crash, Mexicans of all nationalities were considered and subsequently treated as undesirable aliens subject to deportation. Richard Goodman discusses the mass deportations and repatriations of Mexicans during the Great Depression.
16.
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.
17.
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.
18.
Collective Bargaining, The Texas Legislature And The Texas Farm Workers Union
Description:
Linda Fregoso speaks with Antonio Orendain of the Texas Farm Workers Union, Legislator Forest Whaley, and Professors Rudy de la Garza and I.B. Helburn about an upcoming collective bargaining bill for agricultural workers.
19.
The Role Of Women In Chicano Labor History
- Themes:
- Politics, Society
- Series:
- Labor, Women's Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewee:
- Devon Peña
- Broadcast date:
- Oct 22, 1980
Description:
Devon Peña, an instructor at UT-Austin, discusses his research on the maquiladoras, assembly plants where Mexican women have organized independent unions in order to better their working conditions.
20.
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.
21.
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.
22.
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.
23.
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.
24.
Alternative Education
Description:
Professor Francisco Hernandez discusses the history and development of alternative schools for Chicano communities.
25.
The Roles Chicanas Play In Community Activism
- Themes:
- Politics, Society
- Series:
- Women's Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewee:
- Estella López
- Broadcast date:
- Apr 12, 1980
Description:
Estella Lopez discusses the battle to save public education from the voucher system and the development of Chicana activism
26.
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.
27.
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.
28.
Education For Children Of Undocumented Workers
Description:
Guest Isais Torres discusses the lawsuit challenging a 1975 law that barred undocumented children from public education, as well as its national implications.
29.
Quality Education For Chicanos
Description:
Ruben Bonilla discusses a report from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare on segregation in Texas’ institutions of higher learning.
30.
Chicano Self-Help: Individual And Collective Strategies
Description:
Richard Goodman discusses some of the ways in which Mexican American Communities have responded to discrimination by forming Mutual Aid Societies and setting up their own businesses. He also discusses the difficulties of these economic strategies. (This episode combines programs 1976-04 and 1976-05).
31.
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.
32.
Curanderismo
Description:
Dr. Juan Chavira discusses the practices, beliefs, and theories that constitute contemporary curanderismo. He emphasizes the body of knowledge in curanderismo that connects everyday life to the maintenance of health.
33.
The Texas Farm Worker's Strike
Description:
James and José Garza, who are members of the Texas Farm Workers League, and were participants in the massive Farmworkers strike near Raymondville, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley
34.
Bilingual Education
Description:
Dr. Olivia Evey Chapa discusses her work with the Bilingual Reading Academy, the importance of bilingual education and the misconceptions that plague such programs.
35.
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.
36.
Chicano Health Demographics
Description:
Romeo Rodriguez, assistant instructor of Chicano Studies at UT-Austin, discusses his demographic research on the mortality rate of Chicanos in comparison to Anglos and African Americans. Rodriguez seeks to understand how ethnicity and socioeconomic factors account for death rates and by extension the overall health of Chicanos.
37.
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.
38.
Migrant Workers And The Situation In The Upper Midwest
Description:
Carolina Mata, former chairperson and present member of the Board of Directors of the North Dakota Migrant Counsel, discusses the challenges facing migrant workers, their families and their migrant advocacy organizations in Texas and the Midwest.
39.
Chicanas In The Labor Market
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Labor, Women's Issues
- Host:
- Armando Gutiérrez
- Interviewee:
- Gloria Gutiérrez
- Broadcast date:
- Sep 14, 1978
Description:
Gloria Gutierrez, Special Assistant to the Director of the Women’s Bureau within the Department of Labor, discusses the current state of women and minorities in the workforce.
40.
Minority Admissions After The Bakke Case
Description:
Dr. Isabel Pritchard, a visiting professor of government at UT-Austin, discusses the current state of affirmative action programs and the implications of the Bakke suit against the University of California System.
41.
Chicano Folk Diseases And Their Herbal Cures
Description:
While she was living in Coahuila working with the Kikapu, Dolores Latorre, an anthropologist, became interested in the history and use of medicinal plants. Her book Cooking and Curing with Mexican Herbs is a study of Mexican folk beliefs, cures and cuisine using information provided by her employees, a laundress and a cook, and their friends.
42.
Curanderismo: The Traditional Medicine Of The Mexican American Community
Description:
Dr. Juan Chavira discusses the theory, practice and culture of curanderos and curanderismo.
43.
Chicano Advocates: A User's Guide To The Centro Chicano In Austin
Description:
Alejandro Saenz has a conversation with Zeke Uballe and Martin Delgado, representatives from the Centro Chicano and the Brown Berets. They discuss the advocacy work they do in the Centro Chicano in Austin, the process of consciousness-raising in the community, and the situation of both youth and senior citizens in East Austin.
44.
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.
45.
The Chicano In Academics
Description:
Dr. Leonard Valverde discusses some of the challenges and opportunities facing Chicanos in higher education and his research on educational administration.
46.
The Pan American Student Forum, A Training Ground For Good Neighbors In The Americas.
Description:
Eddie Aurispa, the Deputy Director of the Texas Good Neighbor Commission, discusses the Pan American Student Forum and its efforts to promote respect and awareness for all nationalities and languages in the Americas among students in Texas.
47.
Chicanos In The Legal System
- Theme:
- Society
- Series:
- Legal Issues
- Host:
- Alejandro Saenz
- Interviewee:
- Hector F. Fabela
- Broadcast date:
- Jun 2, 1977
Description:
Hector Fabela, an attorney in Austin, Texas, discusses his experiences as a Chicano, a law student, a lawyer as well as some of the social situations affecting Chicano and other clients relationship to the legal system.
48.
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.
49.
Mexican Americans And Mental Health
Description:
Raymundo Rodriguez discusses his work with the Presidential Commission on Mental health and reflects on the many issues shaping Mexican American relationships to the mental health care system in the United States.
50.
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.
51.
The Chicana Professional
- Themes:
- Politics, Society
- Series:
- Business, Women's Issues
- Host:
- Gloria Contreras
- Interviewee:
- Martha Cotera
- Broadcast date:
- Oct 10, 1977
Description:
Martha Cotera addressed her work as a librarian, a historian, a community organizer, a Chicana feminist, and as a political activist. She discusses her work with the International Women’s Year (IWY) National Conference, bring working-class and Chicana concerns to the table. She also discussed the role of the Mexican American Professional Business Women of Austin (MAPBWA) in Austin.
52.
The Legal System Of The Southwest
- Themes:
- Politics, Society
- Series:
- Legal Issues
- Host:
- Richard Goodman
- Interviewee:
- Richard Goodman
- Broadcast date:
- Feb 28, 1977
Description:
Host Richard Goodman discusses the ongoing life of Mexican laws in the legal systems of states across the Southwest
53.
The Bracero Program
Description:
Richard Goodman discusses the impact of the Bracero program on farmworker politics in the United States.
54.
The Chicano Worker
Description:
Dr. Vernon Briggs discusses the public policies, industrial structures and labor market formations that shape the economic situation of Chicano workers today.
55.
Jobs For Progress: Minority Highway Contracting And S.E.R. Jobs For Progress Inc.
Description:
Host Alejandro Saenz interviews George Gomez, the program coordinator for the SER Minority Highway Contractors division, a state wide program in the Texas Department of Transportation designed to prepare Mexican Americans for a diverse number of jobs.
56.
Farm Workers And Unionization
Description:
Esteban Flores discusses the current state of farm worker organizing and their efforts to enact labor legislation.
57.
Chicanos And Education: The Politics Of Bilingual Education
Description:
Dr. George Blanco discusses the current state of bilingual education and its promise to address the needs of Spanish speaking children throughout the United States.
58.
The Mexican American In The Business World
Description:
Richard Goodman discusses some the particular issues affecting Mexican American businessmen.
59.
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.
60.
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.
61.
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.
62.
Bilingual Education: Is It Really Working?
Description:
Host Richard Goodman discusses the origins, development and future of bilingual education for Mexican Americans. He plays particular attention to the situation in Texas.