Author Archives: sshakir
Extra Edition: San Joaquin Valley Mayors.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 PROGRAM # 9134 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition: San Joaquin Valley Mayors. In this final edition of the year, mayors from the San Joaquin Valley are invited to review 2020 and peek into the new year to discuss pressing issues in the region, including the explosive rise of Covid-19 cases, unemployment, water […]
Crucial Georgia Senate Runoffs.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30 PROGRAM # 9133 12:00 PM PST Crucial Georgia Senate Runoffs. The runoff election on Jan 5 for the two Georgia Senate seats will determine control of the Senate. A huge 1.5 million voters have already cast early ballots. Latinos could swing the outcome of these elections. Conservative super PACs are spending millions […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 9132 12:00 PM PST Immigration Edition. In November, voters in two Georgia counties elected sheriff candidates who made campaign promises to end the 287(g) programs. This is the first time in decades that voters choose Democratic sheriffs and the feat is credited to local immigrants’ rights organizers who also helped […]
Extra Edition: Covid Hunger Emergency.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 9131 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition: Covid Hunger Emergency. Demand for food assistance has more than doubled in California during the Covid-19 pandemic and many Latino families struggle to put food on the table despite being more likely to be employed and working. And Latinos are less likely to apply […]
Pandemic Blues. Bridging the Race Gap in Computer Science. Secretary of Education nominee.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 28 PROGRAM # 9130 12:00 PM PST Pandemic Blues. The coronavirus pandemic has brought a dark holiday season marked by a rise of outbreaks, stay-at-home measures, cold weather, low light, fatigue, stress and despair. How can you manage the winter blues and make the most of the holiday season with your household family? […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25 PROGRAM # 9129 12:00 PM PST Mexico Edition. This holiday edition showcases two interviews from Línea Abierta’s historical archives. The program includes a conversation with Dr. Ireneo Rojas Hernández, a P’urhepecha-speaking Indian from Cheran, Michoacán who received his doctorate degree in physics in Germany. In addition to having been a distinguished physics […]
“Todo nació aquí en Alamosa!”
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24 PROGRAM # 9128 12:00 PM PST “Todo nació aquí en Alamosa!” This is a conversation with Mexican folk dancing master Herman Martínez, a life-long advocate for bailables folklóricos in Colorado and throughout the Southwest. Maestro Martínez, a founder of the almost five-decades-old Asociación Nacional de Grupos Folklóricos, talks about his cultural influences […]
Extra Edition: Susana Baca.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24 PROGRAM # 9127 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition: Susana Baca. Peruvian singer-songwriter Susana Baca recently won the 2020 Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album for her album “A Capella” (A Cappella), which was recorded at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and features 17 songs and poems. To mark the occasion, […]
Eviction Crisis and Housing Rights.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23 PROGRAM # 9126 12:00 PM PST Eviction Crisis and Housing Rights. California’s Central Valley has been seen as a low-rent sanctuary amidst a full-fledged housing crisis. But the valley actually has the highest rates of rent-burdened tenants and the highest rates of evictions in the state and there are virtually no permanent […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22 PROGRAM # 9125 12:00 PM PST Immigration Edition. A federal judge in Texas hears a case today and considers invalidating DACA. This is the same judge who in 2015 cancelled the Obama administration’s order to extend DACA protections to immigrant parents. On other news, millions of people were left out of the […]
