Mexico
New Novel “Corrido de Amor y Gloria” Is a Historical Tale of the U.S. Invasion of Mexico
“Corrido de amor y gloria” (A Ballad of Love and Glory) is the title of a new historical novel set in the mid-19th century, when the United States invaded Mexico and took over more than half of its territory.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 PROGRAM # 9857 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. A lighter package of election reforms passed the Mexican House and moved to the Senate after the opposition in the House blocked a comprehensive electoral reform. The so-called “Plan B” is now focused on changes to secondary laws and limits the power of the […]
Spanish-Language Book Shortage in California’s Public Libraries
In California’s Central Valley: Although more than half of Fresno County’s residents are Latino and many students have difficulty speaking English, its public libraries have a very low inventory of Spanish-language books.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 PROGRAM # 9850 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Leaders of the Mayo tribe in Northern Mexico are protesting plans by a German company to build a large ammonia plant in the shoreline of Ohuira Bay, in the state of Sinaloa, putting in danger fishing communities and mangroves. This and other topics are […]
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2 PROGRAM # 9843 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Radio Educación, the station owned by Mexico’s Culture Secretariat, is celebrating 98 years since it was founded by then Education Secretary Jose Vasconcelos in 1924. At the anniversary event, Radio Educación is recognizing Radio Bilingüe with the Jose Vasconcelos Public Radio Award. Officials reflect […]
Mass Mobilization in Mexico City for President’s Fourth “State of the Union”
In a festive atmosphere, more than a million supporters of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador flooded the capital city’s central plaza and surrounding streets to hear his fourth government report.
José Vasconcelos Radio Education Award to Radio Bilingüe and its News Director
This year, the recognition is given to Radio Bilingüe for “the invaluable work it does as the leading Latino public radio network and producer of content in Spanish for the public broadcasting system in the United States” and for “representing those who dream and work for democratic media that’s at the service of the people and particularly the migrant population.”
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 PROGRAM # 9836 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Thanksgiving, the US national celebration, is also known as Turkey Day, and is generally associated with family turkey dinners. Few know that this bird, Guajolote, was originally domesticated by the ancient Aztecas and Mayas in Mexico. As it traveled through the world, it became […]
Discos Corasón: Three Decades Promoting Giants of Traditional Music
(Español) “No nos interesa fabricar artistas en el estudio sino reflejar su don con la mayor naturalidad posible… En esta forma Discos Corasón se vuelven parte de la tradición oral y eso nos da mucho orgullo”.
Extra Edition: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Latinos.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 PROGRAM # 9831 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Latinos. The recent casting of Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta in the movie Black Panther 2 has sparked excitement in Latin American for the leading roles of Latino characters, but also controversy about the continuing portrayal of Latinos as villains […]