UCSD-TV Hemiscope Series
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HemiScope: June 2003
Host Peter H. Smith and guests look at the impact of elections in Argentina; plus segments on the Justice system in Mexico and a feature on Native Americans in Baja California.

HemiScope: Venezuela, Mexico, Binacom Film Fest March 2003
Host Peter H. Smith and guests assess the leadership crisis in Venezuela, followed by reviews of the new book "NAFTA in the New Millennium," a feature segment on Binacom, the binational group of communications professors and students and a critique of George W. Bush for his threat to discipline Mexico for not following his lead on Iraq.

HemiScope: December 2002
Brazilian Elections, Mexico Foreign Policy, Frida Kahlo
Analysts Ken Serbin and Ricardo Tavares join host Peter Smith in a post-mortem on the Brazilian elections, followed by journalist David Gaddis Smith on Mexico's foreign policy toward Iraq and a feature segment on the Frida Kahlo craze.

HemiScope: October 2002
South America, Vicente Fox, Saint Juan Diego
Peter H. Smith and guests provide a round-up of politics in Brazil and other countries in South America, followed by an assessment of Mexican President Vicente Fox's assistance to emigrants to the US and a segment exploring the canonization of Juan Diego by Pope John Paul II.

HemiScope: May 2002
Terrorism in Latin America leads this magazine program as experts discuss possible threats throughout the region, followed by segments on U.S-Mexican trade since Sept. 11, the "Culture Clash" performance group, news analysis of events in Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela and a tribute to the late Mexican actress, Maria Felix.

HemiScope: March 2002
This magazine program on Latin America features segments on President Bush's upcoming trip to the region, relations between the United States and Cuba, a discussion on the breakdown in peace talks in Colombia, border security as seen by the former INS head, and dancers performing Capoeira, the Brazilian martial art.

HemiScope: December 2001
Peter Smith, Roderic Camp and Denise Dresser assess Mexican President Vicente Fox's first year in office; followed by segments on the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, the new governor of Baja California and Christmas celebrations in Castro's Cuba.

HemiScope: October 2001
This magazine program on Latin America addresses the following: Latin American reaction to the terrorist attacks on the US, Argentina's economy, Day of the Dead traditions in Mexico, and the culture of NAFTA.

"The Border" June, 2001
Guests: Jose Luis Castro, Director of Urban and Environmental Studies Department, Colegio de la Frontera en Norte, Tijuana; Paul Ganster, Director of Institute for Regional Studies of the Caifornias, San Diego State University; and Elliot Blair Smith, USA Today Latin America Correspondent.

"Presidential Elections and Political Change in Peru" April, 2001
Politics in Peru dominate the conversation tonight as Peter H. Smith and guests assess the new president elected to succeed President Alberto Fujimori, who was forced out after his spy chief was caught on tape bribing a legislator last year. Guests: Catherine Conaghan, Queen's University, Canada, and Thomas Davies, San Diego State University.

"Canada and the Americas" March, 2001
Guests: Wendell Sanford, consul for political and economic affairs at the Canadian consulate in Los Angeles and Richard Feinberg, Director of the APEC Study Center and Professor at the Graduate School of International Relations & Pacific Studies.

"Bush Looks South" February, 2001
Guests: Gustavo Emmerick, a sociologist at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Azcapotzalco; Hector Osuna Jaime, a PAN senator and former mayor of Tijuana; David Gaddis Smith, Foreign Editor of the San Diego Union Tribune; and Richard Feinberg, Director of the APEC Study Center and Professor at the Graduate School of International Relations & Pacific Studies.

"Crisis in the Andes" January, 2001
Guests: Thomas Davies, a historian at San Diego State University (comment on Peru); David Mares, a Political Scientist at the University of California, San Diego and Esteban Pinilla, a human rights activist (on Colombia).

"The Fox Inauguration & Prospect for Mexico and US-Mexican Relations" December, 2000
Vicente Fox staged a historic upset in the July Mexican elections to bring an end to 71-years of one-party rule and become the nation's first opposition president. UCSD's director of Latin American Studies and a panel of experts examine the impact of this dramatic political shift on Mexico and U.S.-Mexico relations. Guests: Wayne Cornelius, Director of the Center foe Comparative Immigration Studies and Political Science professor at UCSD; Elliot Blair Smith, Latin American correspondent for USA Today; and Norma Iglesias, professor at COLEF (Colegio de la Frontera Norte), Mexico.

"Political Crisis in Peru and the U.S. Presidential Elections" October, 2000
Topics: Political crisis in Peru and the U.S. presidential elections, including a focus on inter-American issues and the potential roles of the Latino vote. Guests: Catherine Conaghan, Professor of Political Studies at Queens University (Canada) and Knapp Visiting Professor at the University of San Diego; Richard Feinberg, professor of international political economy at IR/PS; and James Garcia, editor of Politicomagazine.com.

"Mexican Elections/2000" June, 2000
UCSD's director of Latin American Studies and other experts preview the Mexican presidential election which, for the first time, appears to be a real contest. Francisco Labastida, the candidate for the long dominant PRI is facing tough competition from challenge Vincente Fox of the PAN. PRD candidate Cuauhtemoc Cardenas is running well behind in polls predicting the outcome of the July 2nd election. Guests: Sallie Hughes, a former journalist who is now doing research on the Latin America media as a visiting scholar here at UCSD; Kenneth Greene, a doctoral candidate in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley who studies campaigns in Mexico; and Andres Villarreal, a sociologist from the University of Chicago, also a visiting researcher at UCSD's Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies.

"Elian Gonzalez/The Peruvian Presidential Elections" May, 2000
Guests include Janet Bowermaster of California Western School of Law; Curtis Martin, a Ph.D. candidate in History at UCSD; and Professor Tom Davies, Directer of the Center for Latin American Studies at San Diego State University.

"Women in Asia and Latin America" March, 2000
Moderator Peter Smith will discuss the condition and struggles of women in contemporary Latin America with four guests from this year's project on women in Asia and Latin America: Flor de Lis Vazquez (Mexico), Carolina Trivelli (Peru), Marcela Rios (Chile), and Gustavo Venturi (Brazil).

"Drug Trafficking" February 28, 2000
Guests: Professor Tom Davies, director of the Center for Latin American Studies at San Diego State University; Gregory Gross, a San Diego Union-Tribune staff writer who covers Tijuana, and James Goldsborough, SD Union-Tribune columnist. Peter Smith, Director of UCSD's Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, hosts the discussion on the upcoming drug recertification process that Mexico and Colombia face in the United States.

"Celebrations and Catastrophies: The Panama Canal/Venezuela’s Tragedy" January 2000
Guests: Marianela Zamudio, immediate past President of the Casa de Venezuela in San Diego, and Paul Volker, President of the Institute of the Americas. Peter Smith, Director of UCSD's Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, hosts the discussion on the Panama Canal transfer and the floods in Venezuela.

"Argentina and Chile Elections" December 1999
Peter H. Smith and guests look at the presidential elections results in Argentina and the ongoing campaign for president in Chile.

"Puerto Rico" October 1999
Host Peter H. Smith leads a discussion among noted experts about clemency for Puerto Rican nationalists and an update on the extradition case of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

"Mexico's PRI Primary" September 1999
Peter H. Smith, UCSD's Director of Latin American Studies, returns with a new season of HemiScope, the monthly program on issues in Latin America. Join Peter and his guests tonight for their analysis of the astonishing political events that are making history in Mexico's presidential primary.

"South America in Crisis" March 1999
Peter H. Smith and guests on the economic crises in Venezuela and Brazil and their effects on the rest of Latin America.

"US/Mexico 99" February 1999
Wayne Cornelius, Guadalupe Gonzalez and Steve Erie join Peter H. Smith to talk about the state of U.S.-Mexican relations in the wake of of visits to Mexico by President Clinton and California Governor Gray Davis.

"Hurricane Mitch" January 1999
Peter H. Smith and guests examine how Central America is responding to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Mitch last fall.

"The Pinochet Case" December 1998
Peter H. Smith and guests discuss the arrest of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and state of emerging democracies in Latin America.

"World Economies" November 1998
Experts on how economic crises in Asia and Russia have caused havoc in Latin American stock markets and exchange rates.

"Human Rights" October 1998
Experts on human rights abuses in Latin America join Peter H. Smith for analyses of case studies in Guatemala, Cuba and other countries.

"Santiago Summit" September 1998
Peter H. Smith, Richard Feinberg and Wilson Peres review results of the Second Summit of the Americas held in Santiago, Chile to establish a free trade zone from Alaska to Cape Horn.

"Drug Certification" June 1998
Former US Attorney Peter Nunez and author Peter Andreas debate merits of drug certification for Mexico followed by reaction from Colombia with Sergio Ferreira, head of California/Colombia Chamber of Commerce.

"Chiapas" May 1998
Peter H. Smith and guests examine what's causing the bloodshed in Chiapas, Mexico and how the rebels and soldiers might find a settlement that would bring lasting peace to the region.

"Labor Markets in Latin America" April 1998
Peter H. Smith and guests explore the budding labor union movement in Mexican maquiladora plants and examine labor markets elsewhere in Latin America.

"Free Trade in the Americas" March 1998
Peter H. Smith and guests examine President Clinton's prospects for establishing free trade zones throughout Latin America.

"Border Wars; The Militarization of the U.S. Border" February 1998
The Texas shooting of a young goatherd by an on-duty Marine has prompted a public outcry about the presence of the U.S. military along the border. Host Peter H. Smith explores the conflict with Robert Bach of the INS and UCSD's Wayne Cornelius.

"Clinton Trip; Trade" January 1998
Former Clinton advisor Richard Feinberg assesses the president's trip to Latin America; two economic analysts debate prospects for free trade in Latin America with host Peter H. Smith.

"Cuba, Peru" December 1997
Experts look at revolution in Cuba, Peru and elsewhere in Latin America. With Arthur Golden of the San Diego Union-Tribune, Tom Davies of San Diego State University, Curtis Martin of UCSD and host Peter H. Smith.

"Border Politics" and "Evita" November 1997
US Attorney Alan Bersin and Mexican Consul General Luis Herrera-Lasso join Peter H. Smith for a look at border politics. Also: film experts on Argentina's reaction to "Evita."

"US/Mexico 97" October 1997
Richard Feinberg, former advisor to President Clinton and now dean of UCSD's Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, provides insight into U.S. policy toward Latin America. Also, reaction from political scientists in Mexico and Chile.

"Peru, Zedillo" June 1997
UCSD's Peter H. Smith, director of Latin American Studies, hosts this half-hour review of events in Latin America and their impact on the United States with Tom Davies of San Diego State, Sergio Aguayo of El Colegio de Mexico, and Guadalupe Gonzalez of UCSD.