Latino USA
Series produced by Latino USA
Latino USA chronicles how Latinos are living, shaping and changing America, with in-depth reporting and candid conversations. Hosted by Maria Hinojosa.
Celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2018, Latino USA is the longest running Latino-focused program on U.S. public media, and embodies Futuro Media's mission to elevate the voices of historically marginalized communities through authentic storytelling.
Additional Files
- LUSA_broadcast_clock (LUSA_clock_2020.pdf)
- Latino USA logo (LUSA_logo.png)
193 Pieces
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An episode from the new podcast "Anything For Selena" — an intimate portrait of Selena Quintanilla’s lasting legacy, hosted by journalist Maria Gar...
- Added: Jan 14, 2021
- Length: 53:59
Latino USA takes a look at the history of Goya Foods, and how the major food corporation has become a complicated badge of identity for many Latinos.
- Added: Jan 23, 2021
- Length: 53:58
Today, a conversation about why we should consider seeing drug use as a healthcare access and social justice issue instead of a criminal one.
- Added: Jan 28, 2021
- Length: 53:59
One year into the pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci joins Latino USA to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Black, Latino and Indigenous communities and ho...
- Added: Feb 04, 2021
- Length: 54:00
In 1988, David Luis “Suave” Gonzalez was found guilty of a first-degree homicide committed when he was 17-years-old. But in 2016, a Supreme Court r...
- Added: Feb 11, 2021
- Length: 54:00
Maria Hinojosa sits down with legendary Puerto Rican musician José Feliciano to discuss his instant love for the guitar.
- Added: Feb 18, 2021
- Length: 54:00
World-famous conductor Gustavo Dudamel talks about his many jobs — from arts educator to heading the L.A. Philharmonic — and the importance of stay...
- Added: Feb 24, 2021
- Length: 53:59
On the island of Vieques — which has a very high rate of cancer — officials promised to rebuild the only hospital after Hurricane Maria. But things...
- Added: Mar 04, 2021
- Length: 53:59
We hear from a domestic worker in Chicago about what this unexpected year has meant for her and her family.
- Added: Mar 11, 2021
- Length: 53:59
The story of a 2004 basketball game between Puerto Rico and the US, and why this event was so much more than a sports game.
- Added: Mar 17, 2021
- Length: 54:00
Latino USA tells the story of heavy metal music and its huge appeal in Latin America.
- Added: Mar 24, 2021
- Length: 53:59
The bankruptcy letters. The hidden story of the thousands of Puerto Rican workers who wrote handwritten letters, in hopes of getting money that was...
- Added: Mar 31, 2021
- Length: 54:00
We meet a 20-year-old Venezuelan migrant as she gives birth to her second unplanned child in Colombia. We learn about the factors that contributed ...
- Added: Apr 07, 2021
- Length: 54:00
A conversation with Dr. Olveen Carrasquillo and Dr. Amelie Ramirez about the effectiveness and distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine.
- Added: Apr 15, 2021
- Length: 54:01
Latino USA’s Maria Hinojosa talks to Mexican rock icon Alejandra Guzmán about her rise to stardom.
- Added: Apr 21, 2021
- Length: 54:01
The story of Joseph Webster, a black man from Nashville sentenced to life in prison for a murder he didn’t commit.
- Added: Apr 29, 2021
- Length: 54:01
Joseph Webster’s petition to the conviction review unit to re-investigate his case is denied. We explore how Joseph’s wrongful conviction has deepl...
- Added: May 06, 2021
- Length: 54:01
A conversation with California’s first Latino senator Alex Padilla. Maria Hinojosa asks the senator about Prop 187, the controversial 1994 ballot m...
- Added: May 12, 2021
- Length: 54:01
New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez opens up about the trauma of the January 6th Capitol riot, and elected officials’ accountability in...
- Added: May 19, 2021
- Length: 54:01
When the pioneering translatina activist Lorena Borjas first arrived in the U.S. in the early 80’s, she found both community and crisis. Lorena’s o...
- Added: May 27, 2021
- Length: 54:00
