This story was produced at Radio Camp, inspired by NPR's Latino USA's news literacy program called "News or Noise?" where youth reporters examine hype vs fact in the news. Opinion or fact? It's the job of the news to be impartial, but is it always?  Youth reporter Malik Shah hit the streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn to check in with listeners. 

Segment host: Dov Alperin

Opinion, or fact?

Sweet Dreams are Made of These Ep. 5: Un Mariachi De Veras

This week, we take a look at matters of faith: should immigration reform advocates regain faith in President Obama as deportations drop? What can we expect from the new pope? An undocumented lawyer’s faith in the legal system pays off as he’s finally allowed to practice. Marlon Bishop takes an in-depth look at a Brazil-based megachurch. A mother tells a story about how she prayed for her babies. We talk with two writers about their thoughts on feminism and the Catholic Church. And we kick off our series of poets offering us a bit of sabiduría.Jan 10, 2014

#1402 - Ya Gotta Have Faith

La Malinche, often referred to as “the mother of all mestizos” is one of the most controversial figures in Mexican history. She’s been called a traitor and a victim. She was a Nahua woman who acted as translator for the conquistadors in the early sixteenth century. She became Hernan Cortes’s lover and their child, Martín, is often called the “first mestizo.” Mestizos are the mixed race people of Mexico that make up 60% of the country. Her legend led to the creation of the term “Malinchista.” A Malinchista is a traitor, or someone who denies their Mexican culture in favor of another.

But since the 1950s, female writers have been trying to reclaim and vindicate the story of La Malinche - not just in Mexico but also here in the U.S. Chicana writers relate to La Malinche. They too are stuck between two cultures: their Mexican heritage and the U.S. culture they live their daily lives in.

We look at who La Malinche was and what she has come to represent over time.

 

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La Malinche: The Story of Mexico’s Eve

Reporter Erika Beras takes us to a community garden in Pennsylvania which has married two unlikely activities: gardening and computer programming. Kids and instructors work together to grow fruits and vegetables, and use the computers they program to measure weather and soil conditions, teaching coding along the way. They’ve even learned how to make fruit more musical. Erika Beras reports.


Garden + Arduino (little computer) = Gardweeno

Latino USA's producers decided to spend a whole day at a bodega. But what exactly is a bodega?

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Garden + Arduino (little computer) = Gardweeno

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