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)
213 Pieces
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We meet Miguel Castillo and he tells us about the dangers and harsh working conditions in the oil and gas industry.
- Added: Oct 20, 2022
- Length: 54:00
We dive into the politics of oil and gas and how many of the Latinos and Latinas who work in this industry have also turned Republican in recent ye...
- Added: Oct 13, 2022
- Length: 54:01
We meet Montserrat Arredondo, a seasoned organizer in Phoenix overseeing a coalition of more than 30 community groups across Arizona.
- Added: Oct 06, 2022
- Length: 54:00
In 1921, the small town of Minden, Nevada began sounding a “sundown siren” that warned Indigenous people to leave the city limits. Over a hundred y...
- Added: Sep 28, 2022
- Length: 54:00
The little black dress, always radiates confidence and style. But the little black dress has a complicated history.
- Added: Sep 21, 2022
- Length: 54:00
A food justice project in Puerto Rico begins as a response to austerity politics on the island. Latino USA looks at how the group’s experience as s...
- Added: Sep 15, 2022
- Length: 54:01
We’re bringing listeners an edited version of Latino USA’s live show in Los Angeles earlier this summer. Maria Hinojosa interviews actor Danny Trej...
- Added: Sep 07, 2022
- Length: 54:01
The National Museum of the American Latino intends to course-correct a century of Latino exclusion from the Smithsonian. The museum was approved by...
- Added: Aug 24, 2022
- Length: 54:01
Maria Hinojosa sits down with legendary Puerto Rican musician José Feliciano to discuss his instant love for the guitar.
- Added: Aug 24, 2022
- Length: 54:01
The narrative is often that Latinos and Latinas vote with the Democratic Party. However, there has been talk of a shift in how the Republican Party...
- Added: Aug 17, 2022
- Length: 54:00
Petrona Martínez inherits her family’s ancestral bullerengue songs and experiences many hardships as an adult. Still, she continues to sing and dec...
- Added: Aug 09, 2022
- Length: 54:01
Robert Santos, Director of the U.S. Census Bureau, tells us about growing up in San Antonio and how his hometown has shaped him.
- Added: Aug 03, 2022
- Length: 54:01
The 1954 film "Salt of the Earth" tells the dramatic story of how a town took on a mining company to demand their rights. Latino USA uncovers the h...
- Added: Jul 26, 2022
- Length: 54:00
We look at the history of the student loan system in the U.S and dive into the story of Nathan Hornes, a former student at a for-profit college tha...
- Added: Jul 20, 2022
- Length: 54:01
COVID-19 has had devastating impacts on the most vulnerable, highlighting huge inequities for Black, Latino and Indigenous communities.
- Added: Jul 13, 2022
- Length: 54:01
We meet Manuel, an undocumented immigrant from Honduras who has been living in his car with his 19-year-old son for almost a year, after getting si...
- Added: Jul 07, 2022
- Length: 54:01
In the 1940s, the U.S. government sent Walt Disney on a goodwill trip to multiple countries in Latin America. The goal of the trip was, in part, to...
- Added: Jun 28, 2022
- Length: 54:01
Listeners get to know the town of Surfside and we meet Iliana, a resident of the Champlain Towers South who managed to flee her unit before it coll...
- Added: Jun 23, 2022
- Length: 54:00
Our guests reflect on the importance of Roe v. Wade to them personally and share their reactions to the Supreme Court’s leaked document suggesting ...
- Added: Jun 16, 2022
- Length: 54:00
The story of resistance in Uvalde, a Mexican-American community in Texas. How it stood up against segregation and oppression, and how today, after ...
- Added: Jun 09, 2022
- Length: 54:01
