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What's the Word? Puerto Rican Literature on the Island and in the United States
From: Modern Language Association
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Explores issues of national and cultural identity central to Puerto Rican literature

Bought by KZYX, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., New England Public Media, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KHNS and more


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 7
English Learners in California Schools
From: David Kates
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David Kates visits two Los Angeles-area schools to find out what's involved in educating English learners.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:00
The Women of Center
From: KRZA
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Five women in the small town of Center, Colorado, talk about their decades of social and political activism.

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KZYX, and KRFC


  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 59:13
  • Purchases: 5
What does "Looking Latino" mean?
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Next Generation student considers herself "Latina" but doesn't look the way she's "supposed to look."

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and KOOP


  • Added: Nov 20, 2006
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 2
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR AN IMMIGRANT GIRL
From: KRCC-FM
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Aspen Public Radio?s Cynthia Grajeda tags along with the daughter of Mexican immigrants who recently moved to the Aspen area on her first day at Ro...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2006
  • Length: 04:41
What does "Latino" and "Hispanic" really mean?
From: Andrew Reissiger
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There's so much diversity in the Americas. What does the term "Latino" or "Hispanic" really mean?

Bought by KZYX, KRZA, Delta College Public Radio, and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Aug 24, 2006
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 4
1 of 6: What's At Stake
From: KQED
Series: The Language of Learning
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Part 1 - "The Language of Learning"

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 15, 2006
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 1
2 of 6: Dual Language Immersion
From: KQED
Series: The Language of Learning
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Part 2 - "The Language of Learning"

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 15, 2006
  • Length: 05:54
  • Purchases: 1
3 and 4 of 6 :Teaching the Teachers
From: KQED
Series: The Language of Learning
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Parts 3 and 4 - "The Language of Learning"

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 15, 2006
  • Length: 11:21
  • Purchases: 1
6 of 6: Language as a Civil Rights Issue
From: KQED
Series: The Language of Learning
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Part 6 - "The Language of Learning"

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 15, 2006
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 1
Academic Success at an Unusual Washington School
From: Cynthia Graber
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Test scores show that public schools in the nation's capital have been failing a large portion of their students ? the mostly poor African American...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2006
  • Length: 04:38
We Need More Teachers Like This
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
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David Orosco left school after third grade to work supporting his family. Here he recalls the importance of his elementary school teacher.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 02:44
El Americano Dream
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
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Latinos in the States and the many struggles they face and overcome.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2005
  • Length: 06:28
Freshmen Formations: Juan Medrano
From: Terin Mayer
Series: Carleton Audio Portraits
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Audio portrait of Juan Medrano, dance coach and member of the Carleton Class of 2009

  • Added: Nov 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:42
College for the Undocumented
From: WAMU
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Yimy knows lots of undocumented students who are determined to get to college. But why bother?

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Sep 08, 2005
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 1
Aprendemos Juntos (We Learn Together)
From: Jenn Blair
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Not a single Latino student has ever graduated from the high school in Long Prarie, Minnesota. We went to these Mexican youths to ask them why.

Bought by KGOU, KPFA, and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Jul 19, 2004
  • Length: 30:40
  • Purchases: 3
Centro de Atencion Multiple / Multiple Attention Center
From: eRadio
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The importance of creating a Multiple Attention Center. School for kids with disabilities.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2004
  • Length: 04:02
A Day In The Life Of A Vice Principal
From: Richard Paul
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The 1,000,001 things that fill the day of an inner-city vice principal.

Bought by KUOW and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Jan 04, 2004
  • Length: 24:00
  • Purchases: 2
Finding a Voice
From: KUT
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In Austin, Industrial Areas Foundation organizers go to schools and churches to develop community leaders, identify local issues and train immigran...

Bought by KUER, WMUB, and KERA


  • Added: Sep 18, 2003
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 3