Latino Activists Demand Apology from Donald Trump – A few weeks after the controversial declarations by multimillionaire magnate and presidential candidate Donald Trump, saying Mexican immigrants are rapists and criminals, the Republican Party is working urgently to repair the new damage to its image among Latino voters. José López Zamorano reports a group of Latino activists are now demanding a public apology.
Supermarket Chain El Súper Fined for Wage Theft – Every year, low-wage workers in the United States lose an estimated 50 billion dollars because of wage theft, which happens when employers don’t pay them the full salary or overtime they deserve. This crime is rarely investigated and is usually not punished, which is why it is notable that a supermarket chain that markets to Latinos was fined for wage theft in ten of its stores in Los Angeles. Our correspondent Rubén Tapia explains the accusations against the company.
Son Huasteco Brings Joy to Migrants and Young People in San Francisco Bay Area – A garage in Santa Clara, California has become a meeting place for regular fandangos, or festivals of traditional Mexican music. Each month young people, children and adults meet there to dance and play tunes from different parts of Mexico, from son jarocho from Veracruz to the son abajeño and mariachi of Western Mexico. Our reporter Zaidee Stavely went to a traditional huapangueada, of son huasteco, the genre that is closest to the heart of the master musician who brings them all together. This feature story is part of our series Raices: Los Maestros, about artists who are passing their art on to the next generation.
