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You crazy? Latinos and Mental Health
Growing up can be an emotional rollercoaster. Where do Latino youth caught up between culture and universal challenges to emotional well-being go for support? We hear from three young Latinos and how...
View ArticleThis Week’s Captions: “You Crazy?” Latinos and Mental Health
THIS WEEK’S SHOW: This week, we dedicate the entire show to the challenges that Latino youth face when dealing with mental health issues like anxiety, depression, peer pressure, and relationships. We...
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REFORM MOVES TO SENATE
The Gang of Eight’s immigration plan cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee this month. The bill is expected to hit the floor in June for a vote. María Hinojosa speaks to Ted Hesson, immigration editor...
View ArticleTHIS WEEK’S CAPTIONS: STRAIGHT OUT OF COMMITTEE
THIS WEEK’S SHOW: This week, we bring you an update on the Senate immigration plan as it heads to the Senate floor. And we report from two of the dozens of schools shuttered in Chicago. We sit down...
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Legalizing Love
On June 26th the US Supreme Court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, paving the way for federal recognition of same-sex marriages and allowing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender...
View ArticleThis Week’s Captions: IMMIGRATION & DOMA
THIS WEEK’S SHOW: This week, Latino USA takes a look at the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act and what it means for immigrant same-sex couples. Then, we explore the identity of...
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NYC Election Milestone
Latinos have made their power felt in the New York City mayor’s race in a way not seen before, with celebrities like John Leguizamo and Junot Diaz endorsing candidate Bill DeBlasio. And in Brooklyn,...
View ArticleThis Week’s Captions: Questions of Authority
THIS WEEK’S SHOW: This week’s Latino USA examines’ questions of authority: who abuses it? How do you get it? And how do you maintain it? We’ll hear the stories of veterans and law enforcement. We’ll...
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Sabiduría: Luchadores
For a few words of wisdom this week, we turn to the luchadores, the masked wrestlers of Mexico. Jasmine Garsd brings us the words of one fighter who’s been combating opponents in the ring, and...
View ArticleThis Week’s Captions: LA LUCHA
THIS WEEK’S SHOW: This edition of Latino USA is all about “la lucha”-the fight or struggle-from the ongoing efforts of business leaders and activists to reform immigration policy to songwriter Robi...
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Breaking: Queergyztan Declares Independence
For our fiction edition, Latino USA producer Camilo Vargas takes a shot at news parody by reporting on the foundation of a gay state: Representatives from gay districts of the world’s capitals have...
View ArticleTough Love…
Being gay in the South Bronx isn’t easy. The moment you step out your door,
View ArticleDr. Pedro Noguera
A growing rate of HIV/AIDS, low wages, and an ever-increasing incarceration rate are just some
View ArticleNoticiando: Familia es Familia
Ingrid Duran co-founded a newly launched campaign called “Familia es Familia,” aimed at fostering a greater acceptance
View ArticleCovering the 2012 International AIDS Conference
Since 2009, Latinos have accounted for 20 percent of new HIV infections in the US.
View ArticleAdios, Chavelita
Singer Chavela Vargas was beloved throughout the continent for her rough yet tender voice singing
View ArticleHOW ALEX ANWANDTER LIVES WITH HIMSELF
Chilean pop singer Alex Anwandter has become an icon of gay rights in Chile. He talks
View ArticleImmigrants and Solitary Confinement
On any given day, some 300 people in U.S immigration detention centers are placed in
View ArticleYou crazy? Latinos and Mental Health
Growing up can be an emotional rollercoaster. Where do Latino youth caught up between culture
View ArticleBeauty in Transition
Asher Diaz grew up in a large Puerto Rican family in Cleveland, Ohio. He spent a
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