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The REI Foundation focuses on supporting efforts to get more young people, including youth from diverse populations, into nature. Through this work, The REI Foundation’s goal is to help inspire the next generation of outdoor enthusiasts and environmental stewards.

Susan MacLaury is the Executive Director of Shine Global. She is dually degreed in social work and health education and also teaches at Kean University. With her husband Albie Hecht,she co-founded the non-profit production company Shine Global. The Academy Award-nominated team won an Emmy for its first film, WAR/DANCE. Albie is the former president of entertainment for Nickelodeon and Spike TV. He is currently president of Worldwide Biggies, a transmedia company he founded. They are the Executive Producers of THE HARVEST/LA COSECHA.

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The Bronx River and Curandero
Los Congueros
Las Rockeras
Kidnap Radio
La Nueva Onda of Latin Music
Arturo O’Farrill and Tats Cru
The Latino Problem
Honduras
Say Her Name
Mayan Migration
Sergio Mendes
Mentoring, Music and Mexico
The Grammy Controversy and Latin Jazz
Tears of a Ghetto Klown
Actions and Consequences
Los Grandes de Mexico
Unintended Consequences
From California to Cuba to the Cosmos
After the Earthquake
Immigration Reform on the Local Level
Growing Up Gay and Latino
Democracy in Latin America and a Play about Immigrant Mothers
Not Politically Correct
Planned Parenthood on Trial
Invisible
Some Unsung Heroes… and a Grammy Award Winner
Bridging The Gaps or Quite The Opposite?
All Eyes on Egypt
Vikki Carr
Scene of the Crime
Tucson Shooting Aftermath
The Latino Decade Ahead
Girl in a Coma
Stories for Las Christmas
La Posada in New York
Intergenerational Activism

Art is a common way to celebrate ethnicity and diversity, but what happens when arts institutions and museums exclude voices and perspectives? For a discussion on the state of Latino arts in the US, we speak to Eduardo Diaz,…

For our series RadioNature, we go now to the San Francisco Bay Area to meet Charles Garcia, founder of the California School of Traditional Hispanic Herbalism. Garcia’s a third generation curandero, a traditional healer. He treats the sick with…

This week – we begin our new series: “RadioNature” by exploring people’s connection to nature and the outdoors. We begin in the Bronx… an urban borough bordered by the Bronx River. It’s the only freshwater river that runs through…

The Latino vote could be the make-or-break demographic for the political candidates in 2012. The struggle for these votes is already underway, from Florida to California and Arizona, where the GOP Primary will be held February 28. The Executive…

Use the player above to listen on demand to this week’s program. To download an .mp3 of the 30-minute program, subscribe to the podcast at NPR or iTunes.

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Use the player above to listen on demand to this week’s program. To download an .mp3 of the 30-minute program, subscribe to the podcast at NPR or iTunes.

The REI Foundation focuses on supporting efforts to get more young people, including youth from diverse populations, into nature. Through this work, The REI Foundation’s goal is to help inspire the next generation of outdoor enthusiasts and environmental stewards.

Charles Rice-Gonzalez was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in the Bronx. He’s a writer and a long-time community and LGBT activist. Rice-González is also the Executive Director of BAAD! — The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance. He received his B.A. in communications from Adelphi University and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Goddard College. His debut novel, ‘Chulito,’ was released in October 2011.

Emily Wilson has written and produced stories for radio, newspapers, websites and magazines. Some of the outlets she’s worked for include NPR, KQED, KCBS, Agence France-Presse, The Los Angeles Times, Edutopia and Diverse Magazine. Besides writing, she teaches at City College of San Francisco.

Arturo Vargas is a nationally recognized expert in Latino demographic trends, electoral participation, voting rights, the Census, and redistricting. He’s the Executive Director of NALEO, the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. Arturo holds a Master’s degree in education and a Bachelor’s degree in history and Spanish from Stanford University. He’s from Los Angeles, and was born in El Paso, Texas.

Read Maria Hinojosa’s King Features column.

Watch full episode and extras from Maria Hinojosa’s FRONTLINE investigation on immigrant detention.

Alabama Bill Sacrifices Citizens’ Safety, Perpetuates Bigotry, by Samuel Brooke, SPLC

Bless Me in the Face of Censorship
Not Politically Incorrect
Fighting for Nicaragua Trough Song
Coming Out – Undocumented and Unafraid
Vote Aqui
New Mexico’s Memory of Land: The Legacy of Tijerina
2012 Prophecies and Music from the Past Year
Las Christmas
The Green American Dream
After the Earthquake
The Price of Intolerance
Connecting to Nature: From One Generation to Another
Young Latino Men: Sex, Health & Empowerment
Turning Farm Workers into Farm Owners
EL Dia de los Muertos and RadioNature
Nicaragua: Women, Violence and Elections
The Evolving Occupy Wall Street
From the Fields to the Operating Room
Protesting for Diversity
Working for Change
The Latino List: Behind The Scenes
Bone Marrow
Memorias of 9/11
Hispanic Republicans of Texas
Immigration Enforcement… and a Taste of Cuban Rhapsody
Autoras
RadioNature
Los Congueros
Las Rockeras
Kidnap Radio
La Nueva Onda of Latin Music
Arturo O’Farrill and Tats Cru
The Latino Problem
Honduras
Say Her Name
Mayan Migration
Sergio Mendes
Mentoring, Music and Mexico
The Grammy Controversy and Latin Jazz
Tears of a Ghetto Klown
Actions and Consequences
Los Grandes de Mexico
Unintended Consequences
From California to Cuba to the Cosmos
After the Earthquake
Immigration Reform on the Local Level
Growing Up Gay and Latino
Democracy in Latin America and a Play about Immigrant Mothers
Not Politically Correct
Planned Parenthood on Trial
Invisible
Some Unsung Heroes… and a Grammy Award Winner
Bridging The Gaps or Quite The Opposite?
All Eyes on Egypt

As part of our ongoing REI environmental series, RadioNature, we go to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. As a young teenager, Marcus Gallegos was looking to make positive changes in his life. He visited the Strybing Arboretum and there…

Being gay in the South Bronx isn’t easy. The moment you step out your door, you’re often defined by your neighborhood, your peers and by tradition. The struggle with self-identity and social acceptance is always there. That’s the premise…