September 7, 2009 - MPR’s Ambar Espinoza reports on a GOP State Fair Forum. The Republican gubernatorial candidates discussed various topics, including healthcare, taxes, and education.
February 28, 2007 - MPR’s Ambar Espinoza looks into the business of fake document and IDs in Minnnesota.
January 18, 2007 - As Minnesota's Latino population continues to grow, so does the Spanish language media. The newspapers and radio and television stations play an important role in delivering entertainment and news to the Latino community. But they face challenges about how to cover important stories on sensitive issues. A recent example - immigration stories like the raids at Swift meat packing plants across the country. Minnesota Public Radio's Ambar Espinoza reports.
December 22, 2006 - On this special In the Loop event at the USB Forum, MPR’s Jeff Horwich presents the show "Lighting Up The Holidays: Feeding and fighting our light obsession." Program includes music, interviews, stories, and lots of voices -- including many guests and audience members in the UBS Forum.
December 21, 2006 - On the winter solstice, MPR’s Ambar Espinoza went searching for light outside of the obvious Christmas and Chanukah traditions. Paying homage to light this time of year crosses many religions and cultures.
December 4, 2006 - The Latino population in Minnesota is growing rapidly, and the money immigrants send to Latin America from Minnesota is growing even faster. A recent report estimates a doubling in the amount of money transfers over the last two years. Minnesota Public Radio's Ambar Espinoza reports.
November 13, 2006 - African Americans and Native Americans have the highest fetal and infant mortality rates in Minnesota and the United States. The Minnesota Department of Health has been working with those families and the numbers of fetal and infant deaths have begun to decline. But now the focus is turning to Minnesota's growing Latino population where, it appears fetal deaths are increasing. Unlike African Americans and Native Americans, Latina women face special obstacles, in part because of language and immigration status. Minnesota Public Radio's Ambar Espinoza reports.
October 11, 2006 - Many immigrants to the United States arrive in the footsteps of family members who have already come to this country. This creates an invaluable network. Family members direct newcomers on where to find jobs, grocery stores, and the best places to live. But for those without a family network, the experiences are different. Minnesota Public Radio's Ambar Espinoza explores the touchstones new immigrants use to make Minnesota their home. In the past nine years, a man from Mexico named Arturo Cordova has lived in 11 different states. Today, he's sitting at a table at Mercado Central in Minneapolis, eating lunch with a friend. This cooperative is a place where many Latinos do business, but it's also a place where new immigrants look for community.
September 26, 2006 - MPR's Ambar Espinoza reports that for Spanish speakers, there are differences in accents, dialects and vocabulary, which can cause communication problems and confusion.
September 15, 2006 - MPR's Ambar Espinoza reports on New Immigrant Agriculture Project, a specialized project that helps immigrant farmers continue their agrarian lifestyle in this country. Almost 80 farmers (mostly Hmong, Latino and Somali) pay subsidized lease rates to rent crop land. The program leases acreage to farmers for three years, until they're eligible for loans to buy land.