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The First Shots for Children. Also, Dealing with Social Anxiety.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8 PROGRAM # 9434 12:00 PM PDT The First Shots for Children. The first Covid vaccines for children 5 to 11 are here after being recommended by the CDC and after receiving emergency use authorization by the FDA. An expert in public health talks about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine for […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 PROGRAM # 9433 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. On the 150th anniversary of the massacre of 18 Chinese immigrants, Los Angeles became the largest city to apologize for past atrocities against Chinese residents. In Mexico, President Lopez Obrador recently apologized for the massacre in 1911 of more than 300 Chinese in Torreon, […]
Extra Edition: Covid Shots.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4 PROGRAM # 9431 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Covid Shots. After the FDA gave the green light, public health workers are set this week to begin giving Covid shots for kids aged 5 to 11. A medical expert welcomes the news, explains the content of the vaccine and the way it will […]
World Climate Summit.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4 PROGRAM # 9432 12:00 PM PDT World Climate Summit. World leaders gather in Glasgow, Scotland for the 26th UN Climate Conference to talk about ways to tackle climate change and reduce global carbon emissions to net zero. Latinos in the US and Latin America and the Caribbean have been among the hardest […]
Virginia Election: A Test for Latinos.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 PROGRAM #9430 12:00 PM PDT Elections in Virginia and New Jersey: Takeaways. In today’s governor’s races, Republicans gave Democrats a heavy blow in Virginia and Democrats emerged reelected but bruised in New Jersey. An Afro Latina running to make history as a lieutenant governor was defeated in Virginia. This is a report […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 PROGRAM # 9429 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. As Democrats work on a Plan C proposal to get the OK of the Senate parliamentarian for protections from deportation and work permits for immigrants, a House Committee approved a plan for permanent residency for millions as part of the Build Back Better package. […]
Extra Edition: Low-Income Students Learning Math. A Repeat.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 PROGRAM # 9428 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Low-Income Students Learning Math. A Repeat. A mathematics expert found that while poor Latino students traditionally struggle to learn math, their math proficiency rates have improved over the years. What are the academic challenges for low-income children who are raised in poverty? What’s the […]
Dying in Times of Pandemic.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1 PROGRAM # 9427 12:00 PM PDT Dying in Times of Pandemic. The current Covid-19 pandemic has been marked by the death of hundreds of thousands in the US. The sudden departure of loved ones has raised awareness about the need to plan for the end of life, amid fears about dying alone, […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 PROGRAM # 9426 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. This week, listeners join the conversation and give their perspective. A listener from California whose father was a victim of forced disappearance in Mexico and who eventually died in California presumably of the effects of torture in Mexico, gives his testimony and comments on […]
California’s Drought Emergency. Also, California Moves to Ban Oil Wells.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28 PROGRAM # 9425 12:00 PM PDT California’s Drought Emergency. As California went through its driest year in almost 100 years, Gov. Newsom expanded the drought emergency to the entire state. With water reservoirs draining and water supplies for major cities drying, the governor asked Californians to do more to save water. What […]
