Mon. 11/28, 7p: Oral history through "testimonio" is at the heart of the community collective project, Humans of New Mexico/ Humanos de New Mexico . We´ll listen to the life stories of Ralph A. Vigil II and Victoria Maestas, who share their different experiences of living in New Mexico for many generations. Ralph, from the Pecos Valley in northern New Mexico, speaks to growing up and being connected to the land: “You can feel the energy here, it's just great to be part of this area, this region,

Mon. 11/7, 7:30p: A Latina second-grade teacher from Santa Fe (New Mexico) Melissa Tapia-Kovac received $25,000 from the Milken Educator Award s. From Amy Biehl Community School at Rancho Viejo , Ms. Kovac is one of the 35 recipients of this nationwide recognition for teaching. This award, hailed as the "Oscars of Teaching", recognizes her commitment to her students, their families and the community. She shares with host Cristina Baccin her teaching strategies and her wishes for public education

Mon. 11/7, 7p: 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 are they fighting to protect in Oaxaca (México) hosted by Cristina Baccin . UNM Professor Lois Meyer joins us in the conversation. /// Lunes, 7 de noviembre, 19 hs.: Entrevistamos a los líderes de Oaxaca (México), Mayem Arellanes Cano y Fernando Soberanes

Mon. 9/24, 7p: Oral history through "testimonio" is at the heart of the community collective project, Humans of New Mexico/Humanos de New Mexico . We´ll listen to the life stories of Juan Carlos Martínez and Suyent Rodríguez , who share their different experiences of immigration and life in the US as immigrants. Suyent , a Cuban born student, contrasts the two worlds she has been living: “A los 13 años me pasé 2 meses en Cuba y no quería regresar a los Estados Unidos. Me quería quedar en Cuba ya

Mon. 10/31, 7p: On ESPEJOS DE AZTLÁN, an interview by Cristina Baccin with author and UNM Assistant Professor José Orduña about how immigrants’ everyday life is intertwined with the USA´s immigration and social policies and history. Yolanda, Martín, Octavio, José and his abuela are part of this interview which is based on Mr. Orduña’s just released book "The Weight of Shadows" .

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 visited Espejos de Aztlán to speak with host Cristina Baccin about some priorities in the defense of Latino civil rights, especially regarding the right to vote. Mr. Saenz also talks about his deep concerns regarding other topics affecting New Mexicans, such as: wage theft by New Mexico's Taxation &

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 visited Espejos de Aztlán to speak with host Cristina Baccin about some priorities in the defense of Latino civil rights, especially regarding the right to vote. Mr. Saenz also talks about his deep concerns regarding other topics affecting New Mexicans, such as: wage theft by New Mexico's Taxation & Revenue

Mon. 8/29, 7p: How does bullying happen in schools? Who is at risk? How does it affect the Latino/Hispanic community? What are the resources that parents and children have in New Mexico to respond to bullying? What are the ways to prevent it?

Mon. 8/1, 7p: Oral history through "testimonio" is at the heart of the community collective project Humans of New Mexico/Humanos de New Mexico. With the goal of gathering the diversity of New Mexican cultural traditions, this project focuses on oral history -recorded and archived for future generations- prioritizing oral and language traditions. In this show, you´ll hear some of those stories along with commentary by Rafael Martínez, Christine Shell, Georgia Weiss-Elliot and Froilan Orozco

Mon. 7/10 7p: On Sian Ka´an, a glorious beach on the Yucatan peninsula (Mexico) close to the tourist destinations of Cancún, and Tulum, you can see the gorgeous tropical forest, mangroves and marshes. Its shores home to precious sea life, and over 300 species of birds fly in its sky. In the Mayan language, SIAN KA´AN means ´Origins of the sky´. In this place, you can expect the mesmerizing sea and landscape but, also piles of garbage originating from all over the world. An artist turns this