Interview with Oaxacan leaders of the Coordinadora Nacional de los Trabajadores de Educación (Sección XXII), Mayem Arellanes Cano and Fernando Soberanes Bojórquez about the struggles for public education, human rights and what […]
Oaxacan Leaders & “Educational Reform” In Mexico
Latina Teacher wins a Milken Educator Award: Melissa Tapia-Kovac
A Latina second-grade teacher from Santa Fe (New Mexico) Melissa Tapia-Kovac received $25,000 from the Milken Educator Awards. From Amy Biehl Community School at Rancho Viejo, Ms. Kovac is one of the […]
“Bohemia Viva”
Live performance and interview with Argentinian duo singers Bohemia Viva (Bohemia lives). Like troubadours Andrea Mottura & Luis Luján take you to a journey with songs and stories from Latin America, […]
New Cumbia Singer: La Yegros
From the Buenos Aires underground cultural scene and the Argentinian borders with Brazil and Bolivia, Mariana Yegros (aka), La Yegros embraces the multicolored Latin American mestizaje through a fresh interpretation of cumbia […]
Interview With Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF President: wage theft, right to education, and right to vote for Latinos
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), is a national organization founded in the 1960’s to defend Latino legal and civil rights. MALDEF President, Thomas Saenz speak with host […]
Globalquerque 2016: Interviews with Fémina, Vân-Ánh Vô, Germán López, Herencia de Timbiquí, Paladino and Maya Kamaty
Fri. 23/9, Sat. 24/9: Interviews with artists performing in GLOBALQUERQUE 2016 -New Mexico´s 12th Annual Celebration of World Music and Culture-, by Cristina Baccin: Fémina (Argentina), Vân-Ánh Vô (Vietnam), Germán López (Canary […]
Frida Kahlo And Her “Tree of Hope”
Did you know that “Cielito lindo”, one of the most popular songs in Mexico and Latin America, was an inspiration for Mexican painter Frida Kahlo´s works? In fact, Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo […]
