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Program 721
January 26, 2007
Full program MP3, 29 minutes.
2-WAY: PATRICIA GUADALUPE
Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa and Latino USA Washington D.C. correspondent Patricia Guadalupe speak about news issues of the week affecting the Latino community.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with Pew Hispanic Center Director Robeto Suro and Arturo Vargas, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, about the diverse presidential candidates for the 2008 election.
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
Latino USA contributor Nancy Mullane reports from Lindsay, California on how recent winter storms affected California crop workers. Citrus growers in California's Central Valley were hit with an estimated $800 million loss in oranges and lemons. Thousands of growers are filing insurance claims hoping to get some relief to help them through the worst crop loss in more than eight years. But for workers who depend on the seasonal picking and packaging of the crops, the devastation is much closer to home.
BERNARDO MONK
Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with jazz saxophonist Bernardo Monk about his newest album, "Ponéle la Firma."