The Japanese in Latin America & a New President for Honduras (Lp1232014)

Controversy in Honduras and the impact of Japanese emigrants on Latin America provide the twin themes this week on Latin Pulse. Next week, Honduras is set to inaugurate Juan Orlando Hernandez as the country's new president. But questions about the fall election that brought Hernandez to office linger, along with concerns about violence and further militarization of the country. The program also looks at how generations of Japanese emigrants have left their mark on Brazil, Peru and other parts of the region. The news segment of the program provides an update on drug violence in the Mexican state of Michoacan. The program includes interviews with: Alex Main of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR); and Dan Masterson of the U.S. Naval Academy. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; and Associate Producer: Megan Ekhaml. The photo is of a Japanese postage stamp commemorating Japanese emigration to Brazil and is in the public domain. “Latin Pulse” is produced at American University’s School of Communication. This program is sponsored by the university’s Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS), in association with Link TV. http://www.american.edu/soc/ http://www.american.edu/clals/latin-pulse.cfm